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Philco 38-5
hockingcountyhillbilly
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05-09-2021, 05:25 PM
I finally had time to get back on the radio to check voltages. It's amazing what happens when the RF tube has B+ voltage! This set sounds almost good enough to skip the alignment, but I think it will do much better yet if I twiddle the screws a bit. Thanks all for your help!


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Philco 38-5 - by hockingcountyhillbilly - 05-01-2021, 09:38 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by Radioroslyn - 05-01-2021, 11:39 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by hockingcountyhillbilly - 05-02-2021, 12:03 AM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by hockingcountyhillbilly - 05-02-2021, 12:44 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by Radioroslyn - 05-02-2021, 07:16 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by hockingcountyhillbilly - 05-04-2021, 04:05 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by Radioroslyn - 05-04-2021, 08:18 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by hockingcountyhillbilly - 05-09-2021, 05:25 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by Radioroslyn - 05-09-2021, 08:04 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by hockingcountyhillbilly - 05-09-2021, 09:59 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by hockingcountyhillbilly - 05-28-2021, 05:56 PM
RE: Philco 38-5 - by Radioroslyn - 05-28-2021, 08:36 PM



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