Old AM radios also have antenna trimmers on the
chassis. They are used to tune the radio to the
antenna. If you find that is what you have, just
power up the radio, tune a weak station and gently
turn the trimmer back and forth for the loudest
signal. Of course, if it is a polarity switch DON'T
TOUCH IT. :-P
rick / amateur radio geek
--- Wilkmanracing@aol.com wrote:
> I am privileged to own a 1960 MGA that has been in
> my family since new.
> While I still have the radio installed by the dealer
> (Johnny Lail, Glendale,
> CA), it has not been in the car for a number of
> years. Now I'd like to have it
> restored so I can return it to its rightful place in
> the dashboard. It's a
> Philco, five pushbutton AM radio. All the knobs
> and buttons are there. The
> chrome face would need to be replated and the
> plastic knobs/buttons would need
> to be cleaned. I don't know if the radio works,
> but I assume it needs an
> overall tune-up. There is a screwhead switch on
> the side of the radio that I
> presume is used to switch it from positive to
> negative ground. My car is
> positive ground, as supplied from factory. Can
> anybody recommend a vintage radio
> restoration specialist for my radio? I live in
> Riverside, CA, but don't
> mind shipping it anywhere in the USA.
>
> Bill Wilkman
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