I think the Pilot brand TV at the museum may be continuous and yes has chan 1 Ed! In a message dated 1/13/2016 5:54:46 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, cclist at sydex.com writes: On 01/13/2016 03:27 PM, William Donzelli wrote: In prewar days, it seems that there more than a couple of offerings. Didn't Meissner(they of the "Signal Shifter" VFO) offer a kit TV in the 30s/early 40s? I do remember the continuous tuners, though--two bands--and one could even tune Channel 1. A large number of Heathkit color TVs were built by vets using funding --Chuck