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Crosley 655 RF problems
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I presented this specific problem on the other forum, but have failed to get a response so far:

The radio has been recapped, and resistors replaced. The SW and Police band antenna coils and oscillator coils have been removed. The broadcast oscillator coil has been replaced by a Miller 70 osc. So this radio is now single band. The original schematic is below, followed by the wiring changes I made. I get strong IF oscillations at 450 KHz from antenna to speaker. The problem is RF. By using the osc. padder, trimmer, and coil slug on the Miller 70, I can adjust it so I receive RF from about 1150 to 1650, but nothing below. By re-adjusting everything, I can get 600 KHz, but only with the tuner set around 1300 on the dial, and then, of course, I lose everything higher. None of the blades on the tuner short out. The padders and trimer are both good. I assume I'm getting negative voltage on the grid of the 6A8, but whenever I touch my meter (both VTVM and digital) to the pin, the radio stops oscillating, and it shows 0 volts. Where do I go from here? Can't find another oscillator.

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Messages In This Thread
Crosley 655 RF problems - by Patrick - 11-18-2023, 10:32 AM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by Patrick - 12-12-2023, 09:33 AM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by Radioroslyn - 12-12-2023, 11:52 AM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by MrFixr55 - 12-13-2023, 10:47 PM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by Patrick - 12-14-2023, 01:56 PM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by Radioroslyn - 12-14-2023, 07:13 PM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by Patrick - 12-14-2023, 10:42 PM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by EdHolland - 12-15-2023, 04:41 PM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by Radioroslyn - 12-15-2023, 08:10 PM
RE: Crosley 655 RF problems - by Patrick - 12-16-2023, 09:18 AM



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