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I have a model 49-905 code 121 and the antenna plug is missing that attached to the line cord (also missing but replaced with new). Can anyone advise on how I can remake or buy another one? Thanks for your help.
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Welcome to the Phorum!
The 4th radio that I restored was a 49-905. Didn't really know what I was doing at that point but my solution which seems to pull in FM stations just fine is seen in the image below:
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/t066nviiwx1p6k....jpg?raw=1]
Not an elegant solution but functional. I still don't have an AM antenna on it.
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Thanks I'll give that a try.
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Well, tried it, and it didnt help much. Only a couple of stations with volume all the way up. Oddly enough when I aligned it, it worked great with minimal volume. Just wont pick up stations. AM works great.
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I'm not the best troubleshooter so hopefully one of the guys who is better will jump in. Any chance L403 is open? That would make the FM antenna useless I think.
Schematic in our Library:
https://philcoradio.com/library/download...8-1949.pdf
and the Riders info has some troubleshooting sections if I recall...
http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/674/M0013674.htm
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Can anyone put a name, model, or manufacturer to that antenna connector? It is also used as the speaker connector in some radios, including one that I own, and I am trying to find a couple of them to make some new speaker cables for my Universal Shop Speaker and Dummy Field Coil.
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i had the same problem on a 48-482. i did discover that a octal pin tube pin fit perfectly scavenged from a dead soldier tube. as to the plug its written down some where. but afik no one knows where
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falcon123 Wrote: i did discover that a octal pin tube pin fit perfectly scavenged from a dead soldier tube. as to the plug its written down some where. but afik no one knows where
Spare pins are seldom a problem for me. Finding complete antique speaker plugs is another matter.
Dale H. Cook, GR/HP/Tek Collector, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
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