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Originally Posted by Lightfoot
Init4fun-
Thank you so much for the wealth of information!
I just got the tube out, it is marked RCA Radiotron UV199
Now that I know what is needed, I will see if he wants to attempt to get it going. There is a set of Newcomb headphones with it, however I'm embarrassed to ask but... where do they plug in?
Not sure if you can tell from the picture of the headphones, but the ends do not seem to me to have anywhere on the radio to go, though I'm sure they must - I'm just wondering where?
Thanks again!
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Hi Rachelle ,
I'm happy you got the tube out and yes indeed , the 199 was a very common type used in the single tube radios . The reason I mentioned a "period correct" set of headphones is that I had thought (mistakenly) that the Newcomb brand was newer than your radio , but looking at the picture again I see that those are indeed from the right era to belong to that radio . The ends of the wires will go under the little screw terminals on the left front of the radio . the black one on top and the silver one on the bottom will unscrew a ways (also counterclockwise) to reveal a hole where the pin on the wire will go , and then tighten down the terminal to hold the pin in place . The great thing about it being a one tube set is that if you do decide to try to get it to work you won't need too many batteries compared to , for instance a 6 tube battery operated set , those can get somewhat pricey to provide batteries for . In fact , a lot of folks with the multiple tube battery sets will run them off of modern day designed and built power supplies that work with regular house electricity so they can be run regularly without the $pendy batteries ....