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06-08-2008, 02:38 PM

I recently purchased my first antique radio and would like to get it working again. It is a Canadian made Philco 39-6520E - also says Code 121 and ChassisType 206. I has 4 tubes - a 1H5G, a 1A7EG, a 1N5EG and a 1A5EG. It was battery operated and has 3 battery connectors.

Is anyone familiar with this radio? Is it the same as another model? I can't find a schematic for it on line and the commercial source I contacted didn't have one either. How do people usually handle battery radios - is it usual to build a DC power source to replace the battery. I assume the batteries are no longer available?

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