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New to site. What do you like about Philco?
Phlogiston
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07-22-2020, 09:42 PM
Philcos were good quality radios for the money and still are. They are about average in difficulty to work on - once you master the little Bakelite blocks. The high-end or TOTL models interest me the most. Some of them have very nice cabinets (I prefer to avoid the 1938s). The Philco cathedrals are classic.
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