The OFFICIAL Curbside TV Find Thread After Analog Completely Ceased...

[rca2000]

Last Friday night , as the DTV mandate took effect, I received a call from a friend, that his town was having it's "clean up day" on Saturday morning. He told me there were a number of modern tv sets, a few projos, and such--NONE of which I really cared about. BUT--there was ALSO a 17" or 19" RCA 1975 model color set--looks like a ctc--72, that I DID want--AND--he saw a " big RCA console tv with doors", that looked to HIM like a CTC-38 or 39. I figured it would be a CTC-40, and asked him if he could go back....and check for these "magic words" on the set--"Trans vista color" --which WOULD DEFINITELY indicate a ctc 40(I THOUGHT.) He looked again...and it DID say TVC, and had the "bar switch" on it. With that...I jumped in the van...and headed out, at about 11PM. A LONG traffic jam, with some road construction made me THINK--"man....maybe this is NOT worth it. I have a swap meet to go to on Saturday morning..maybe I should go home. But ..I did NOT go home...and got there, and we went over to get the set. First...I picked up the CTC-72--without ANY second thoughts. Then...we got to the "CTC 40". I took a QUICK look in the back, to make sure WAS a 40, and not a 38...and THEN I SAW IT!! THE HV QUAD!! This was NOT a ctc-40...but a MUCH more rare CTC--44, that is a LOT like the 40--BUT with SS hv, instead of a tube!! I could NOT believe it!! The last 44 I got, I had to drive for a LONG way..and here was one only about 20 miles from me--in a VERY nice cabinet!! Had I allowed a nice CTC-44, with doors, that was ALMOST in my back yard, to get crushed, and found out , I know I would have cried...,.but alas--I HAVE it now. The ctc-44 was only made for one year, 1971, and it was a HIGH END set. It was replaced by the CTC-46 and 54 for 1972, as RCA went to modular sets


It is still in my van, with the 72. I have not had time to look much at it...but it IS safe and sound now, after almost going to the crusher truck and then to the dump....saved by a few hours.

BTW--I have NOT been here much in recent times. Several deaths in my family, MAJOR job problems, (causing) money problems...etc...etc..