My mom would take the train to stay with relatives and see this show.
John Facenda was a local celebrity who anchored news on WCAU TV
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OK on higher voltages. I've always wondered why people get so distressed about disintegrating rubber insulation. Jut check and make sure it's not contacting anything it shouldn't. Most of the wires are solid-wire, not stranded, so they are self-supporting. I really tight places, go ahead and replac...

I declared always that GE was a good brand to learn on , despite requiring more repairs the parts numbering system AND availability was even better than RCA, who may have used several numbers for the same thing. GE even included schematics and parts lists in a little box on back of TV sets late 70s ...

Thanks for posting your model 134 Windsor. Mine is similarly equipped and has a Webcor changer that I have not worked on yet.

Is the record changer you are looking for the model that has a reject function activated from a button on the control panel?

Last post was long time coming - I do not see much GE beyond cheaper models so, seeing these consoles featured in many postings I couldn't wait to get inside one. Advertised watts were 270 peak :roll: . 135 watts EIA per the artwork, which sounded like 35 watts per channel. Zenith, RCA and Sylvania ...

Of course General Electric low+wide consoles are popular, the style department at GE was legendary. My first player was a 1973 swingmate with the almost those same (???) changers apparently. 1973 portable.jpg I had not yet worked on a GE like this one but it certainly elicited the same response as S...

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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Not sure if posted elsewhere

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...