Philco Safari Help

[jshtulman1]

Hello everyone,

As you can probably tell, I am new here. However, I have been repairing tube radios and various other audio equipment for the past few years now. But, it was only today that I picked up my second vintage television set and my first real restoration project. That is where the Philco Safari comes in. This so called "portable" set weighs almost 15 pounds! It is certainly a lot bigger than it looks in pictures. Unfortunately, me being my usual stupid self, I plugged it in right away. I ended up getting snow on the screen and static coming through the speaker. YAY! IT WORKS APPARENTLY! I am going to hold off on replacing the electrolytics since I read on this forum that they are unusually reliable. Now down to the problems.....there is no antenna. What would be a suitable replacement? I have never replaced an antenna on television before, so how would you do it? In addition, the little springs that hold the hood up are gone. How would I replace those? Any replies and suggestions are greatly appreciated. I know I've dragged this post out long enough so I'll stop here.