A Beginner's Journey: The Philco 40-190
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I honestly haven't had the time to start actual work on it.  So far I've been doing a bit of research, obtaining various bits of test gear and books, and an assortment of non-electronic parts (buttons, rubber chassis mounts, decals, plugs)... still waiting for my speaker to show up. I've been laughing with my roommate that I'm into this radio this raido for $200 and I haven't even started fixing it yet!  That having been said, I think that 'hollow state technology' is fascinating and I can tell I'll be making a hobby out of it, so I can spread out the cost of the equipment over several radios--and doing a few for friends once I get my feet under me, charging a modest supply and labor fee.
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Re: A Beginner's Journey: The Philco 40-190 - by DeckApe - 09-14-2008, 08:09 AM
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I have a Stromberg, one of the early ones, seems early 30s.
This is what I call a back breaker. None of the early Philc...morzh — 08:28 PM |
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A backbreaker.....PaulPaul Philco322 — 08:12 PM |
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>>What a behemoth!
A Juggernaut.morzh — 07:47 PM |
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:e_biggrin: What a behemoth! I hope the final result is as much a quality sounding example! Keep us posted on your pro...GarySP — 07:32 PM |
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Double conversion is using two IF converters instead of one. This improves the image response.
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