[TheUniversalDave1]

Let me start off by saying I love Philcos! My first old radio that I got when I was 14 (I'm 16 now) was a 1941 Philco, and ever since then, I have been searching high and low for all types of Philcos. I use my trusty 42-327 almost every day, and I love it.

Today, I went to my local Hamfest, and there was a dealer selling all sorts of old Radios, and then I saw it. A 1934 model 84. I went over to it, and found that it cost $140. Well, I didn't have that kind of money, so I continued looking. The guy stopped me and we talked for a while. Before I knew it he was offering the radio for only $60. I knew I had to act fast. My dad and I put our money together, and we got the radio with $1 left over.

A few days before the Hamfest, I looked on CL for Philcos, and I found a 39-30 for sale for $50. After the Hamfest we went and got it, too. The model 84 was advertised as playing, but it certainly does not. It does not recieve any station, no matter which way you turn the dials, you just get a constant 60 cycle hum. Can anybody help me? The 39-30 does the same thing, but it can faintly tune in a station, and it hums much louder.