[EdHolland]

Hi folks

Another radio in need of attention. Some years ago a good friend of ours bought this RCA console at a very elevated price from an antique radio market in Southern California.

When they moved house, the radio was kindly given to us, and stored carefully - I never had a chance to look at it until now. Since then, it had been moved by professional movers who "did a number" on several items, and this set also got special attentions. It isn't so bad, but annoying.

Today I pulled it out hoping to tinker & tune about. After unwrapping the movers packaging I was rather crestfallen. The thread "who looks under a chassis" sprang immediately to mind...

The restorer did a rather ugly and seemingly incomplete job - orange drop caps here and there, but seemingly lots of tubular paper caps untouched. Wires to the speaker are brittle and frayed and to me, it seems a bit of a lashup. On the plus side the dial cords have been replaced.

So, where to begin? With this or the Western Air Patrol. I thought this set was going to be an easy addition to the collection... I have started by ordering schematic and service info.

Cheers

Ed