Had to replace the record spindle, a 45 adapter ring is tell-tale on the platter trim and the spindle had just enough damage to the record drop pawl, a record would not drop, fortunately Anyone know where I can get an operators manual or copy??? I got one from downloads for the Motorola, thought we ...

I credit Magnavox for not changing the familiar player based on price level. RCA and Zenith had basic and studiomatic upgrade types

The bottom of this cabinet is p-board like my 63 Imperial 3ST661, in same price range as this one.

Looking on E-payne, sellers of Magnavox consoles use terms loosely, like "rare". Of the 88 listings that I saw, few tube models and so many 5-knobbers and even cheaper SS models. Prices range from $150 to $5000, not even close to what each is worth, high or low. So, the 6-knob models using...

I just restored the innards of a 1966 Astrosonic 100 "Coronation" for my neighbor, who will be moving soon. It will no longer be dormant in the corner of a finished basement, only looking good. The operators manual is missing, the owner wants one for obvious reasons, this sounds fantastic ...

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TV antennas covering the VHF band generally work better than anything inside can be rigged. Hence always sold as VHF/FM. Aluminum rods 32 inches and shorter generally favor top of the low band, channel 6. Some VHF antennas had elements you could shorten to shift the gain a bit higher above channel 6...

Some VHF TV antennas had traps to suppress FM band frequencies. Others do FM just fine. Chris Campbell There were circuit boards that fitted in a plastic box where the twin-lead terminals would normally be. Usually a balun assembly to match coax cable to balance 300 ohm twin lead. Winegard did one ...

I was always fond of Fisher's reception advantage, you raise a good point that too much sensitivity can be a problem with multipath.

At the scrapyard, as I toss my appliance remnants and scrap steel onto the big pile that magnet crane sorts through, I found this JFD-made FM antenna, aka "turnstile" omni-directional. The entire width is 56 inches, horizontal polarization. IMG_4057.JPG This antenna can only be bested by u...

I had an uncle who owned a Grand Wagoneer with the 401. He surprised a lot of guys with traditionally more potent machinery than the AMC. The 258 was used in some International pickups in later years. Very robust seven-main engine. Their Achilles' Heel was plastic valve covers in the later models. ...

Funny thing about the 1121 I noticed was no identification on the chassis. Like one I picked up later, was the octal tube version. My neighbor found a chassis in his attic without anything else attached, I was pretty stumped at who made it. Noted only that " made in US of A " was prominent...

William wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 11:22 am The blue is a good color and I don't believe I have ever seen that color blue before.

Bill

That looks fantastic with the accent trim. Like the summer sky, not too deep a blue like October.

It sure is interesting to see a surge of project cars pop up on local FB marketplace when the Mecum Auction is in town. My taste runs toward the 65 thru 72 models of anything Chrysler or AMC, looking back on my formative driving years. My HS had a '79 AMC Concord drivers ed car and two truly awful '...

I figured a radio like this, old school for post-war, shows Sparton was a good value. Spartan? The police band does not work but SW and BC are quite responsive to an outdoor antenna. I have been using it nearly every time Im in my shop. KDKA 1020 and WBZ 1030 come in nightly and exist as adjacent st...

What model of Stromberg-Carlson sets do you have? You can have my share of the Zenith radios. I hold their TV sets in high regard, but Zenith radios are problematic for me. Green crud and obscure problems with no apparent or practical fix. I have a Stromberg 1121 chassis that spent 40 years in a ch...

"Radionic" phono? Link to a schematic? Chris Campbell Schematic is on Nostalgiaair, uses a 6AG5 for RF amp, early use of 7-pin miniature tube. 7F7 on separate chassis may be radionic, schematic shows magnetic cart but no cart part# listed in Sams. The field coil speaker though. 12H090b.jpg

Out of the 15 post-war radio-phono consoles I own is this which I consider the heavyweight. I do not consider Magnavox in this category. Even my 1947 Berkeley will top the Zenith based on the pp 6L6 amplifier and 2x12" speakers alone. The AM and SW sections on these are easy to restore and perf...

Typical summer steaming 85-95 here - quite humid with dewpoints in 70s and daily rains in localized areas. No talk of drought common when corn isn't high enough, obvious in my location :roll: but localized flooding as ground is saturated. Then both AC units run alternately to keep wife cool and limi...

Lower PA is just as bad, no relief even in the mountains. Living in the same 1800s farmhouse since 1997, we learned where to place 3 window units to keep certain areas cool. If not for some very large trees, this would not have worked too well. In 2013, natural gas became available, so I had two fur...

I bet that guy hires out electronic and record changer repairs, so he's being paid well for the look he created. I swear you make more by painting accent stripes and basically re-designing the looks of these to current trends, while just restoring the electronics like we all do. Sorry, not my game. ...