[FStephenMasek]

I completely rewired my Philco 41-250 and replaced the bad output transformer. A good chunk of three days, and lots of solder wick were required. I was completely surprised when it worked the first time I turned it on (using my variable transformer). AM reception and sound are excellent, even though I have not yet touched any of the alignment adjustments! However, the "Police" and shortwave reception are almost completely nil.

It is certainly obvious why people might shy away from the brittle rubber wire- filled Philcos of that era.

Does anyone know the purpose of the three prong connector on the back of the unit? It seems that it may be for an external antenna or other signal source.

The radio has the voice coil output wire going to the speaker and to the leftmost screw terminal in the strip to which the three antenna wires attach. Is that for an external speaker, or for some other purpose?

My next project is to refurbish the two signal generators I have so that I can properly align it and my other radios.