[jmac3ky]

A couple of questions about the 1936 Philco 650 console. I know it had the Philco decal, but did it originally have decals above the knobs? I don't see a set on Radio Daze. Mine is in the rebuild stage with the dial off for protection. Looking from the front, is the BC band extreme right? Thanks.

[Radioroslyn]

Don't think I've ever seen any decals except for the Philco logo on the '36 models. The 37-116 did but  116B and116X didn't.
> Looking from the front, is the BC band extreme right?
Typically the bands are presented from top to bottom. Do you mean the bandswitch position?

[Ron Ramirez]

The 1936 Philco 650 only had a PHILCO decal (DCL-PH8 from Radio Daze).

The band selections, from left to right looking at the front of the set, are: LW, AM (BC), "Police", SW.

[jmac3ky]

Thanks guys. You still have game.

[jmac3ky]

Gee Ron, you always have the answers in your back pocket. Could this be your first slip. Turns out (if the book is correct) that Philco put a long-wave weather band extreme counterclockwise on the 650. The standard broadcast is second from left, followed by two SW bands. Who da thunk it?

[Radioroslyn]

I was biting my tongue as I noticed that the 650 has LW reception. Was thinking it would a little out of place to have LW band after the MW band.

[Ron Ramirez]

So who's perfect? It's been so long since I worked on a 650 that I forgot about the LW band. I edited post #3 above to reflect that fact.