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Adding AVC Mod to Philco 70
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12-27-2019, 10:46 AM
Great, Ron! That speaker set-up is only for convenience, not fidelity.

 In your scan I heard you pass WLW, CFZM and WTAM. Great sensitivity with your longwire . Icon_thumbup
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12-27-2019, 11:49 AM
Thanks Ed. Yes the 70 has good sensitivity across the entire AM band (or at least all that it will receive, which is 550 to 1520 or so kc).

But I noticed something last night that I had not noticed before, or at least don't remember - above 1000-1100 kc, stations are jammed so close together that it is difficult to tune in just one. Not impossible, just difficult.
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12-27-2019, 02:08 PM
Very good! Picking up lots of stations, for sure. 

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