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42-350 garbled sound

NostalgiaRadioTime
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06-15-2016, 06:56 PM

After a recap / resistor replacement, I'm faced with garbled sound on this set. It seems related to the antenna somehow. When I touch the antenna, which should make the signal stronger, it makes the sound louder but even more garbled. I did the obvious....replace tubes with known good one's one by one and no change. I even tried reversing the antenna wires where they attach to the chassis again with no change. Anyone have an idea of what could be the culprit?

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42-350 garbled sound - by NostalgiaRadioTime - 06-15-2016, 06:56 PM

RE: 42-350 garbled sound - by Joe Rossi - 06-15-2016, 07:16 PM

RE: 42-350 garbled sound - by NostalgiaRadioTime - 06-15-2016, 08:28 PM

RE: 42-350 garbled sound - by Eliot Ness - 06-15-2016, 08:36 PM

RE: 42-350 garbled sound - by morzh - 06-15-2016, 09:02 PM

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