04-23-2013, 10:36 PM
I have a 42-355, which uses a similar chassis. I like it a lot. It sounds better to me than the 1941 models, and it has the separate bass and treble. Nice job on the cabinet. Looks great!
I've not tried the 42-355 on FM, but on my 42-350 I was able to pick up a few strong FM stations and even one TV station, even though the prewar FM band is obsolete. There must be some sort of imaging at work, maybe a harmonic of the of the station is getting mixed with the IF of the radio. The frequency, I seem to remember, was very close to 1/2 the frequency of the FM station. Neither the signal strength or the fidelity was good, but it was still interesting that it happened.
I've not tried the 42-355 on FM, but on my 42-350 I was able to pick up a few strong FM stations and even one TV station, even though the prewar FM band is obsolete. There must be some sort of imaging at work, maybe a harmonic of the of the station is getting mixed with the IF of the radio. The frequency, I seem to remember, was very close to 1/2 the frequency of the FM station. Neither the signal strength or the fidelity was good, but it was still interesting that it happened.
John Honeycutt
