I understand getting away from radios. I got burned by a few customers back in the early 90s and got out of them. After my daughter left for college I got back into them a couple of years ago. If you want to go to another meet in Tennessee the group in Nashville meets this Saturday. You can find folks to ask questions of if you need to there until your regular meet. Here is info to it.
http://musiccityvintageradio.wordpress.com/