Pilot Little Maestro.

[Geordie McBoyne]

The push and twist wave change saved a knob at manufacture. I am amazed other manufacturers did not spot that idea.

I don't think there would be any production cost savings by using the push and turn waveband switch, especially when one considers the Little Maestro series of radios were sold at the low end of the marketplace. Nevertheless, it's a neat idea. Useful sales gimmick.

The set works, not much was required to get the set going. The two leaky waxies have been restuffed but in fact the set would have worked even with those capacitors in the original condition. The capacitors function as decouplers in the AVC circuit.
The IFs need peaking up and it's likely further adjustments will be necessary in the aerial and oscillator circuits.

Geordie McBoyne.