Wired vs Wireless TV Remotes

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Originally Posted by kx250rider

I've repaired one of those Philco radios with the phone dial remote. It's an electromechanical nightmare. It has a signal seeker and a latching relay affair. NEVER again. RCA also had a remote capability on some of their pre-WWII radios, but I believe they were all wired. Same disastrous latching relay and signal seeker though.

Charles

I'm not sure what you mean by "signal seeker", could you please elaborate?