[Jayce]

Decided to rescue this poor radio before it either rotted away totally or was stripped for its parts. Sadly, I can recall when this set was in MUCH better shape like the highboy model the previous owner still has. One thing that freaked me out is when I pulled the back off and realized the tuning chassis was arched and I realized it is made of pot metal! Luckily, the tuner still turns fine with no rubbing of the plates, though the tuning cord does slip in a couple spots. I called the previous owner and warned him to pull any other Couriers he has out of that humid back room!
On a good note, the transformer tests fine and I pulled in a few, faint channels on reduced power with a small length of antenna. Tried briefly on full power, but it started to hum loud, so I threw the bypass switch on my bulb board back to the bulbs! Still, the fact I heard some life from this set is good.