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When I find an SS radio that works well, I keep it or give it to a family member as a kitchen set. They know to give it back if they no longer want it.
I was given a Zenith AM/FM AC/battery portable circa 1975 that is an excellent receiver. My parents use as a kitchen radio.
I still have my first Am-clock radio from 1970, A GE C1342 and my cousin's Zenith "circle of sound" Am-clock radio from the same era. Needless to say the GE sucks compared to the Zenith.
I found a 1966 Westinghouse AM radio and a 1968 Westinghouse AM/FM clock radio, without power transformers similar to your Philco, and both were actually made in the Metuchen, NJ factory of what appear to be domestic parts. They are both in a friend's possession.
I am using a 1953 Zenith J615 (12BA6 RF amp) at work. Not SS, but I can get two AM stations that are not either sports-talk, religious or political-talk. One plays classic country, patriotic marches and folk music (pre-1970) and is barely received, not a big profit center but likely a labor of love. The other is a true small town station that is pretty powerful, playing 60s-80s top 40 classics.
We have lost several good AM stations in central PA to corporate owners who made them sports-talk. How much of the same thing do you really need?
RTP-nut, once you get a transmitter, please post it! I would do a pirate station at work and play big-band and 50s music (though I prefer 60s-70s pop)
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