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Philco 42-355 am reception
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I had a similar problem with a much simpler radio after I took the chassis out to measure the AVC voltage. When I put it back together I discovered a tube had mysteriously blown a filament (probably my ham hands with the meter). When I replaced the tube, the radio would only receive the lower half of the dial.

I tore my hair out trying to think of anything that would cause such a sudden loss of the upper frequencies. As a last resort, I walked through the alignment from start to finish, and darned if that wasn't what it was. I still have no idea what caused it, but careful alignment fixed it.

Your radio is much more complex, of course, so that might not be it.

John Honeycutt


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Philco 42-355 am reception - by sparkin' chassis - 03-02-2013, 11:09 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by morzh - 03-02-2013, 11:53 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Raleigh - 03-03-2013, 12:39 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Raleigh - 03-03-2013, 01:04 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Raleigh - 03-04-2013, 01:39 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Raleigh - 03-05-2013, 05:34 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Ron Ramirez - 03-05-2013, 05:46 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by kporter - 03-05-2013, 11:51 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Ron Ramirez - 03-06-2013, 08:50 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Steve Davis - 03-06-2013, 09:28 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by morzh - 03-06-2013, 02:30 PM



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