| hemi | -- 09-27-2017 @ 8:34 AM |
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I have two 1941 radios: a Philco and a Zenith. Both are complete and appear to be in about the same condition. I am assuming that they do not work. Before I have one of them restored for my car which brand is the better radio to start with? It would be nice to know if one has an advantage over the other. Or plan B would be to just sell them and forget about having a radio.
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| TomO | -- 09-27-2017 @ 9:41 AM |
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The Zenith is probably better. Tom
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| hemi | -- 09-27-2017 @ 9:55 AM |
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any reason why it's better? Thanks, Butch
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| cliftford | -- 09-27-2017 @ 11:44 AM |
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If you plan on listening to your radio, I would bench test them to see if they work and see which one plays the best. They might surprise you. Of course you will only be able to hear AM stations. This message was edited by cliftford on 9-27-17 @ 11:46 AM
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| supereal | -- 09-27-2017 @ 1:47 PM |
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For many of us the best choice is to have the old tube AM radio converted to solid state AM/FM. Mine done years ago, and having the static free receiver is a big improvement. It still looks original.
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| TomO | -- 09-28-2017 @ 7:37 AM |
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Zenith uses gears to move the variable condenser that tunes in a station and some Philco radios used strings for this. That is why I said probably, I don't know which radio that you have. If you want to use the radio, have all of the paper capacitors changed and have a jack that will accept a mp3 player installed. This will allow you to listen to your favorite music if you cannot find it coming over the air. Tom
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