A nice big piece of Pye

[maxhifi]

Originally Posted by Jon A.

Gotcha, the frequencies in MHz looked unfamiliar to me and I didn't know what influence the markings on the right of the dial mean.

Anyway, I totaled up the cost of all the parts and supplies needed to restore this radio - the parts being a fraction of the cost - and at this point it looks like the owner doesn't want to bother with it so worst case I'll be hanging onto it as a long-term project. He wanted to use it regularly but there are no AM stations around here. No big deal, there must be something to listen to in the decent parts of the country.

The markings on the right, at the top is BC, which means broadcast, and under that is the wavelength in meters. Wavelength is inversely related to frequency, and is commonly used in short wave and amateur radio.

As for parts count, there isn't really any reason to change all the resistors, and you can use cheaper capacitors. That's a really cool radio and it would be nice to see it work, but I agree without any use for it it's a tough sell.