[TV MAN]

I finished the ac input section, installing the line caps, fuse clips and power cord. Did a few resistance checks from B+ to ground and around, then an initial no-tube power up to about 50v while monitoring current draw. Flat as expected. Then plugged in the tubes and osc. crystal followed by a slow power up while closely monitoring voltages and current. So far so good - no smoke, no firecrackers. I tuned a nearby radio to the 100khz frequency thinking I would hear a carrier. Nothing. huh... so I dug around and found some needed cables and connected a portable CD player and powered up again. Imagine my delight when I turned the dial on my old Philco to the 100khz spot and heard my CD playing! Then I went downstairs to a cranky digital radio and heard it there too. I had only a couple clip leads coming off the antenna out and ran it off my isolation transformer/variac. It sounds fairly strong. That's where I quit for the time. Going to document resistance and voltage measurements before I go much further.