Need help restoring my 40-180 - SUCCESS
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Jerry, As Ron explained to me, I must be picking up 2nd or an odd 3rd harmonics or be close to the transmitters, or something. (Perhaps I did something when I rewired the radio with 20ga stranded, instead of 22ga solid????) As for it being "proper", it can't be, but I still pick up a minimum of 8 fm stations, (12 if I "tweak" the antenna) from about 88-101 mhz. (Yes, by ear) They sound quite good (but drift a little bit, sometimes, but seems dependent upon antenna positioning. A couple stations don't drift, nary 'tall! I think I should be able to lock it down with a modern antenna, maybe). Mine may not be "stellar performers", but they still kick proverbial a@@! I will be leaving this territory in the next couple of weeks, so my "radio days" will be drawing to a close, for now. (You may all jump for joy, and throw a big party!!!  ) When I come back to it, you can bet your bottom dollar I'll have the equipment! May be awhile, though. Don't hold your breath!
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So one last question before I finish this radio. Regarding the speaker and output transformer. I salvaged the original o...Stormlord5500 — 09:31 AM |
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It’s on the bottom of the homepage of our Philcoradio.com homepage!
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Hello musar,
First all welcome to the forum and yes that is true that steve stopped making trim .
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Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
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That's true. Of course If I were to get a vtvm I'd probably have to sink money in to it to get it working right. Probabl...Stormlord5500 — 08:44 PM |
Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
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A DMM is good enough.
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Philco model 38 code 121 not receiving signal.
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I need to get a vtvm. I think that little component tester is just more accurate. Plus it shows the inductance which is ...Stormlord5500 — 03:07 PM |
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