[Paul Philco322]

Thanks for the information. My 42 322 has undergone a complete retoration by a talented technician(not me). It has all strong tubes and probably is about as good as it was out of the box. The cabinet is original and mint with the exception of a bad water ring from a glass rested on the radio frequently, always a catch you know. We have a station up here 740 am. that goes down to 5 measly watts at nite to protect 740 in Toronto and the little 322 picks it up well into the nite. Anyway I guess even though the "value engineers" were taking over you can still find a winner in the later model years. I have a 42 345 that is also pretty fine, maybe the most sensitive set I own Philco or other brand. The 345 also shares the same type of antenna, looks like miniature copper plumbing. Thanks again for the information. Regards.