09-05-2017, 07:56 AM
Hi all,
I recently picked up a nice 38-15 Chairside and since the cabinet was nice, I just went through the chassis restoration.
(Recap, clean all contacts, replace out of tolerance resistors, new tubes as needed, complete alignment, etc.)
It works very well except that it apparently needs an outside antenna to properly receive weaker stations.
This is problematic for where I chose to put it. Are there any good internal antennas for these types of radios available? I could put in an RF amp, I suppose, but don't want to. It is certainly not as sensitive as many other 5 tube radios...and I also wonder if this is normal for the prewar tube types that it uses.
Anyone have a similar experience with similar models?
Thanks!
Rob
Schematic is here: http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/do...013239.pdf
[url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7nZyVR-b56DNG1GMnpVTVNjelE][/url]
I recently picked up a nice 38-15 Chairside and since the cabinet was nice, I just went through the chassis restoration.
(Recap, clean all contacts, replace out of tolerance resistors, new tubes as needed, complete alignment, etc.)
It works very well except that it apparently needs an outside antenna to properly receive weaker stations.
This is problematic for where I chose to put it. Are there any good internal antennas for these types of radios available? I could put in an RF amp, I suppose, but don't want to. It is certainly not as sensitive as many other 5 tube radios...and I also wonder if this is normal for the prewar tube types that it uses.
Anyone have a similar experience with similar models?
Thanks!
Rob
Schematic is here: http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/do...013239.pdf
[url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7nZyVR-b56DNG1GMnpVTVNjelE][/url]
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