I'm looking for as much information as I can find on this radio. Most of the Philco collectors out there seem to concentrate on pre-WWII Models. This particular unit has a bakelite cabinet, "TV screen" shaped dial with two bone/burgundy knobs, and a "special services" band in addition to AM (presumably I can flip a switch in the back and listen to 50s era police, aircraft, and shipping transmissions!). My wife gave it to me for my birthday -- I can't imagine a funkier, more fun cabinet to restore.

However, is anyone out there confident that they're able to repair the "guts"?? I'm a novice at radio repair and I am a bit intimidated by the "special services" band. For goodness sake, if you can help, email me!!!

Thanks.

: I'm looking for as much information as I can find on this radio. Most of the Philco collectors out there seem to concentrate on pre-WWII Models. This particular unit has a bakelite cabinet, "TV screen" shaped dial with two bone/burgundy knobs, and a "special services" band in addition to AM (presumably I can flip a switch in the back and listen to 50s era police, aircraft, and shipping transmissions!). My wife gave it to me for my birthday -- I can't imagine a funkier, more fun cabinet to restore.

: However, is anyone out there confident that they're able to repair the "guts"?? I'm a novice at radio repair and I am a bit intimidated by the "special services" band. For goodness sake, if you can help, email me!!!

: Thanks.
Hello Eric,
I'm in Australia and I'm not familiar with your particular model Philco. I checked Nostalgia Air schematics but can't find any information. However Philco made good radios and I think yours will be fairly straight forward
construction. The special services band could be an extra switched band but I suspect it's the AM broadcast band extended a little higher in frequency to about 1750 kHz or so to pick up the police band just above the broadcast stations. If I can be of any help in getting your set going I'm happy to help all I can though I can't get to work on it (6000 miles is a long service call, definitely NASA range).
Anyway, good luck, hopefully someone in the US will be familliar with your set and can help more. Don.