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Originally Posted by Reece
What a coincidence, yesterday there was an auction near me and I got an Early American version of the K731 for $5.00! It works, but is going to need to be refinished, new grille cloth, and of course gone over inside.
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I'm curious. How bad are the grille cloth and the cabinet finish? If you say the cabinet will need a complete refinish, it must be quite bad. I hope it isn't scratched all to pieces; if so, you will have a real job on your hands getting it looking right again.
As I said, these radios are excellent performers, especially in RF-deprived areas far from local stations, thanks to the 12DT8 FM RF amp and three-stage IF amplifier (the 12AU6 limiter tube acts as a third IF amp; there are two actual IF amplifiers in the set). I don't know offhand where you are in Pennsylvania (the name of your town doesn't ring a bell), but if you are some distance from any major city in the state, your K731 should bring in those stations just as well as if they were local. I'm guessing, and will look it up on Google after I post this, but I think you're in the Scranton area.