[NostalgiaRadioTime]

It was a busy afternoon and early evening....

Here's what I did:

* All coils were checked and all have resistance and continuity where they should.

* Checked all resistors. None were drastically off. The R5 was 36.8K ohms (should be 30K)

* I get the 6.3 filament voltage exact when at 110 VAC on the variac.

Terry:

>> From the chassis the the - side of the filter caps should have abt -15vdc.

I get -5.3 vdc

>> If you remove the cap on the 6B6 and touch the grid cap does it buzz really loud??

With the grid cap removed, I get no buzz on the wire itself, but a loud buzz on the grid cap of the tube.

BUT....

I think I found the smoking gun (not a smoking radio...yet) just as I was going to call it a day...

The 6J5 OSC tube is NOT LIGHTING!!! Of course no stations are going to get through without that tube! I thought it was lit, but now that I turned out the lights and looked in the dark all I was seeing was the glow from the tube right next to it.

I get the 6.3 filament voltage on the socket, and now at 110 VAC on the variac I have the plate voltage down to 267 (from 288 at 120 VAC), but the tube is not lit.

I tried a 6C5, which should be a substitute (as I don't have a spare 6J5 here) and it too doesn't light. There may be a problem with the tube socket itself. Does anyone know of a good sub for a 6J5 other than the 6C5?