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Model 37-84 Help Needed
Ron Ramirez
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06-10-2015, 03:18 PM
A 37-84, as well as the older 84, 81 or 80 requires a long antenna and a good ground. By "long" I mean 50 feet or better. 25 feet might do; 10 or less is all but useless to one of these four-tube wonders.
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Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-01-2015, 02:19 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 04-01-2015, 03:08 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-01-2015, 05:59 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 04-01-2015, 07:22 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-01-2015, 08:29 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-01-2015, 11:30 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-01-2015, 11:50 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-02-2015, 01:03 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-02-2015, 07:07 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 04-02-2015, 09:14 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-02-2015, 01:29 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-02-2015, 01:30 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 04-02-2015, 01:37 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-02-2015, 02:55 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 04-02-2015, 03:26 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-03-2015, 09:47 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-03-2015, 10:39 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-04-2015, 01:35 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-04-2015, 08:14 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 04-04-2015, 10:56 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-05-2015, 12:49 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Ron Ramirez - 04-05-2015, 07:15 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-05-2015, 03:09 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 04-05-2015, 05:26 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-06-2015, 12:10 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-06-2015, 09:06 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 04-06-2015, 09:28 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-06-2015, 11:49 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-06-2015, 05:27 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-06-2015, 10:26 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-06-2015, 10:41 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-08-2015, 01:00 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 04-17-2015, 01:05 AM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 04-18-2015, 06:35 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 06-07-2015, 01:54 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 06-07-2015, 03:35 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 06-08-2015, 01:55 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 06-08-2015, 02:31 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 06-08-2015, 02:47 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 06-08-2015, 04:01 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 06-08-2015, 04:08 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Radioroslyn - 06-08-2015, 05:05 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by morzh - 06-08-2015, 05:42 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 06-08-2015, 11:06 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 06-10-2015, 02:15 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Ron Ramirez - 06-10-2015, 03:18 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 06-10-2015, 03:50 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Ron Ramirez - 06-10-2015, 05:40 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by dseverson - 06-10-2015, 06:19 PM
RE: Model 37-84 Help Needed - by Ron Ramirez - 06-10-2015, 06:28 PM



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