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AM AND FM RADIO RECEPTION
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I have 3 old vintage radios, and am having a similar problem with all 3. The 2 with AM radio bands will get a strong station signal and I will be listening to the station, and then suddenly the radio will just lose the station. And, when I try to adjust the dial and get it back, no luck. Also, the one slightly newer radio that has a FM band has the same problem. When I turn it on I can hear 1 station kind of in the background with a lot of other stations (noise) in the background as well. When I adjust the dial I can still hear all these other stations until I get 1 strong station. Then after I listen for a while, the strong station will fade out and I am back to noise. I have tried multiple different antennae on all 3 units with no better results.
Is this an antenna problem, or could it be a tube, the tuning condenser....or what? Help...Thanks, Sonny


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AM AND FM RADIO RECEPTION - by Sonnyboy - 12-22-2010, 09:38 AM
Re: AM AND FM RADIO RECEPTION - by Ron Ramirez - 12-22-2010, 10:59 AM
Re: AM AND FM RADIO RECEPTION - by Sonnyboy - 12-22-2010, 01:53 PM
Re: AM AND FM RADIO RECEPTION - by Ron Ramirez - 12-22-2010, 02:00 PM
Re: AM AND FM RADIO RECEPTION - by Sonnyboy - 12-22-2010, 05:17 PM



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