[Ron Ramirez]

I certainly wouldn't turn down an Empire Twenty-Two...

The UK Philco 261 arrived last night, only taking three days to get here. Wow, it really is a huge radio! As you guessed, the chassis is the same size as a 60, and looks much like a 60 only with a shadowmeter and three-gang tuning condenser. Instead of having AM and the "police" band as a 60 would, the 261 has AM and long wave. Plus a four-point tone control, and a 10-1/2 inch H series Philco speaker. It's a really neat "Inclined Sounding Board" setup.

I have not taken it apart yet and examined it in depth. I may do that after Thanksgiving.

I'll start a thread on it later, with photos.