Here is my incomparable Philco 70 Cathedral

[crooner]

This is my pride and joy. I bought it off eBay nearly 2 years ago. I restored it myself to nice working condition. The finish was ok, so I just used some walnut stain and lemon oil to bring back the shine. Electronically, I recapped it. Looks original on the chassis top. I also found a nice brass dial escutcheon to replace a cracked bakelite one.

She sits on a table by my bedside. I usually fire her on late weekends to listen to OTR radio shows that I broadcast on the AM band using a cool little "toy" called the Wild Planet Radio DJ. The OTR shows are downloaded from the Net in MP3 form, then burned in to a CDR and played back on a Sony portable MP3 player. This in turn connects to the "Radio DJ" which puts out the signal on the AM band. The transmitter uses a crystal and originally had a fixed frequency of 1710 kHz, way too high for the Philco. I then found another crystal to bring the frequency down to 1500 kHz which suits her perfectly.

You just have to hear it to believe it, it's like going back in time. The MP3s sound great on the air, and received with the warm quality of the Philco's tubes! The little toy even has a cool "On The Air" sign that glows in the dark while the Philco is playing!