[winston763]

"You can use your generator as the LO by connecting the unmodulated output to the cathode of the 24 tube, tune it to the frequency of a known station + 175kc. Set the radio dial for the station's frequency. With an antenna connected to the set you should be able to tune in that station. Basically you are using the radio's tuning to tune the RF side of things and the generator to tune (or act as) the osc tuning but both have to match, radio dial to the incoming frequency and the generator at 175kc above the incoming frequency."


#1 - yes, it was the tickler coil at the bottom of the det/osc coil that i rewound.  I can align 1 very strong station (don't even need an antenna connected) at 1280 and hear it as loud as i want. 


#2 - couldn't get the transistor radio tuning to work so i use the signal generator as i quoted you. Now i could get 830AM our local strong station by having the radio at approximately 830 and the signal generator at around 1000+ so it is around +175kc. 


i couldn't get other weaker stations at 900 or 980 but they're very weak at night.


Does this conclude that i wound the coil in the wrong direction?  I thought i tried winding it the other way too and it didn't align at all but i could be mistaken.  I've been at this problem off and on for months.


I thank you so much for your help.