[Robbie Roberts]

Ok- Here's the latest, boiled down:
I have reasonably good reception on both SW bands, could use more adjustment, but gets the point across well. I can pick up lots of stuff, depending on the time of day, so I think thats ok.

The BC band is still the issue. I have trimmed and tuned and adjusted until I can do it in my sleep. Here is the final result:
Everything above 900 is fine, maybe a little off freq, but quite acceptable. Everything below is pure crap- buzz and whistle and blatt and squeal, etc.

If I attach the antenna lead directly to the top of the 6A8G Det. Osc. tube, all magically works wonderfully- again, a need for more precise adjustment, but otherwise, I get almost full range(a little messy at the 540 end, but negligable.) If I touch the antenna lead with my finger, it improves even more. I remember there being a troubleshooting step being done this way but forget what this indicates as the problem!

Help?

Thanks!
Scott
So close....