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Found a 38-690 today - calmark - 04-15-2011
Never thought when I woke up this morning I would be a new owner of a nice condition 38-690. Decided to go to an estate sale and found this for $135, came with extra tubes and some Philco advertising. Lost $20 last night at poker with the boys but made out today.
Mark
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Radioroslyn - 04-15-2011
I'm jealous!!!!
Terry
Re: Found a 38-690 today - TA Forbes - 04-15-2011
Me too! Super find! Super price!
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Steve Davis - 04-15-2011
Why do you have to tell us about these things? It just makes the rest of us feel bad.
No, really that was a great find! 
Steve
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Doug Houston - 04-15-2011
Once you get that set up, running, and aligned, you'll have a magnificent thunder generator. You'll have power and fidelity that the other big mainline brands didn't offer.
Indeed, you made out like a bandit on the set, and can savor your luck for a long time.
Congrats!
Re: Found a 38-690 today, pictures added - calmark - 04-16-2011
Thanks everybody, here two pictures.
[Image: http://mysite.verizon.net/mlhagen1/ph2.jpg]
[Image: http://mysite.verizon.net/mlhagen1/ph1.jpg]
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Ron Ramirez - 04-16-2011
Hmph! Some people have all the luck!
Seriously, though...congratulations on your find, Mark!
Re: Found a 38-690 today - DeckApe - 04-17-2011
$135? I've a good mind to report you for theft...
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Michael Dennis - 04-17-2011
$135, Holy Handgrenades!
Mike
Re: Found a 38-690 today - gvel - 04-17-2011
WOW!
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Jim Berg - 04-17-2011
Looks pretty nice and at a great price! Let us know how the restoration goes.
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Marsupial - 04-17-2011
look at all the speakers on that thing! My 47 only has one 
Re: Found a 38-690 today - FStephenMasek - 04-17-2011
Marsupial Wrote:It has three speakers. The other devices have cones, but are not speakers and do not have voice coils. As I understand it, they serve to cancel vibrations from the cabinet.
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Michael Dennis - 04-17-2011
So, they're early "drone cones", sans voice & fieldcoils? My Altec 890C Bolero speakers each have a 10" speaker and a 10" "passive radiator".
Mike
Re: Found a 38-690 today - Jayce - 04-18-2011
You are one lucky dog!
I never seem to find higher ended radios here. Seems everyone was either broke in my area during the depression or no-one wanted high end radios. Now in the county my friend lives in, it was easy to find high or at least higher ended radios at sales. Now it is a poor county, so go figure.