[hsusmann]

Hi,

I just watched your youtube video and have the following observation:

A 4 foot long wire antenna is not long. It should be at least
20 ft and 100 ft is better with some vertical height to it also.

If that does not help, you may have a problem with whatever
antenna transformer or antenna coil is used in that radio.
It is common for older fine wired coils or transformers to have
one or more of their windings "open" due to a break in the very
fine wire used.

I assume you have a schematic, if so you should be able to
locate the coil or transformer in question and check all the
windings with an ohm meter. Anything from a few ohms up
to several hundred ohms is probably OK.

Herb S.
Ithaca NY