08-02-2018, 10:45 AM
The band switches were pretty clean and moved fine, but I sprayed them with some Deoxit anyway.
Yesterday I decided to use my hand as an antenna while listening to SW bands; I was able to get some good results during the day on 49M band (before the antenna switch was in the WaveMagnet position, so when I moved it to the Rod antenna position, I got the stations there).
The noise on all bands is pretty pronounced; it is constant noise, not popping and crackling so I don't think this has to do with Silver Mica problem.
When rotating the tuning cap there is some rasping noise; BTW the same problem I am having on my Zenith 9-S-262. Could be the contacts between the rotor and the case, but the cap looks very clean.
Yesterday I decided to use my hand as an antenna while listening to SW bands; I was able to get some good results during the day on 49M band (before the antenna switch was in the WaveMagnet position, so when I moved it to the Rod antenna position, I got the stations there).
The noise on all bands is pretty pronounced; it is constant noise, not popping and crackling so I don't think this has to do with Silver Mica problem.
When rotating the tuning cap there is some rasping noise; BTW the same problem I am having on my Zenith 9-S-262. Could be the contacts between the rotor and the case, but the cap looks very clean.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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