Scored a 38-690 today

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ton10291
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06-14-2015, 09:58 PM

What a great deal. It would have been cheap at twice the price! I bought one in similar condition earlier this year, paid more than twice what you paid and am very happy with the radio.

As cool as the 38-690 is though, I've always wondered why Philco didn't put a tuning indicator in that radio?

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Scored a 38-690 today - by DKinYORKpa - 06-06-2015, 08:43 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by TA Forbes - 06-06-2015, 10:00 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by Fred Taylor - 06-07-2015, 12:01 AM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by klondike98 - 06-07-2015, 09:10 AM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by Groundhog74 - 06-07-2015, 09:16 AM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by DKinYORKpa - 06-07-2015, 12:14 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by Ron Ramirez - 06-07-2015, 12:24 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by mikethedruid - 06-07-2015, 12:50 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by jerryhawthorne - 06-07-2015, 03:45 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by GarySP - 06-07-2015, 06:24 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by Radioroslyn - 06-07-2015, 06:35 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by DKinYORKpa - 06-07-2015, 07:21 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by ton10291 - 06-14-2015, 09:58 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by morzh - 06-14-2015, 10:05 PM

RE: Scored a 38-690 today - by Paul Philco322 - 06-17-2015, 08:53 PM

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