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Philco 640B
Richard Wallach
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12-29-2015, 06:22 PM
I would appreciate it if a member can direct me to a weblink where I can find a copy of the operating instructions for a 1936 model 640. Mine is the 640B which was sold on the export market. In particular I would like to know why there are three antenna terminals, two screw type, market red and black and one compression type mounted on the top of the chassis.

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12-29-2015, 09:57 PM
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I believe the red and black connections were for a Philco All Wave antenna, a dipole antenna later called the Philco High Efficiency antenna. The clip ANT connector was for a simple wire antenna.
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