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Thanks for the cues from everyone. The CCII is a varactor tuner. I hadn't realized those number slots actually came out! Anyone know if they're making reproductions of the original somewhere? I'm thinking I might be able to do something similar with a laser printer and transparency sheets. A little piddling around in a drawing program and it should be easy to print up. This set did have a "39" in the lower bit of the channel numbers. It seems UHF was selected by a hole in the number "pane". A pin pops through it to alter the tuning range. DFW had about a dozen UHF stations, and 39 has been Spanish for almost 10 years. You can tell this set wasn't used for a long time. But that's a discussion for another forum....being transistorized and all!
The cataract question is a little different. The set has a minimal amount of cataracts, but I'd hardly call Texas humid. Having lived all over the south, this is easily the dryest climate I've been in. Today we're floating around 30% humidity and 100 degrees. It has been known to get as low as single-digits when the west Texas dust storms blow through. RetroChad out in Midland can confirm that! (BTW -- I thoroughly enjoy your Youtubes Chad! Learn alot from them!)
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07-01-2009, 02:22 PM
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