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Loktal Philco only?
Radioroslyn
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10-13-2019, 01:42 PM
No they were designed by Sylvania primarily for the auto radios and two way radios. Since they lock in they don't wiggle out as a vehicle bounces down the road. Sylvania was the main supplier of tubes for Philco.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry
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Loktal Philco only? - by Jake Blake - 10-13-2019, 09:16 AM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by Radioroslyn - 10-13-2019, 01:42 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by morzh - 10-13-2019, 02:14 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by Jake Blake - 10-13-2019, 05:25 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by Jake Blake - 10-13-2019, 05:30 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by Tucker - 10-14-2019, 07:53 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by Jake Blake - 10-14-2019, 07:55 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by amptramp - 10-14-2019, 10:05 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by Tucker - 10-15-2019, 06:59 AM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by mikethedruid - 10-15-2019, 01:52 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by EdHolland - 10-15-2019, 08:23 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by Jake Blake - 10-15-2019, 09:08 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by Tim Tress - 05-08-2020, 07:37 PM
RE: Loktal Philco only? - by amptramp - 10-03-2020, 07:31 PM



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