04-13-2020, 10:08 AM
Root
The red flag for me is your having replaced the power cord.
If the radio was properly restored, even 20 years ago, cords last way longer than that, so this tells me the radio might be unrestored or maybe repaired some time in 40s or 50s but not fully recapped.
If this is the case and you are trying to play a very old set with no recap ever having been done, all kinds of things migh be wrong with it, that could affect the reception, sig/nouse etc.
If so, it is a good news it works and receives, but then you might want to properly recap it and check the resistors' values.
If this is not the case and all caps are reasonably new, the we can concentrate on the reception.
In which case you have gotten some good advice from other folks here.
Mike
The red flag for me is your having replaced the power cord.
If the radio was properly restored, even 20 years ago, cords last way longer than that, so this tells me the radio might be unrestored or maybe repaired some time in 40s or 50s but not fully recapped.
If this is the case and you are trying to play a very old set with no recap ever having been done, all kinds of things migh be wrong with it, that could affect the reception, sig/nouse etc.
If so, it is a good news it works and receives, but then you might want to properly recap it and check the resistors' values.
If this is not the case and all caps are reasonably new, the we can concentrate on the reception.
In which case you have gotten some good advice from other folks here.
Mike
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