Yesterday, 08:41 AM
Hi OSanders,
First off, welcome to the Philco Phorum where Phine Phamily-Phriendly Pholks Phull of Philco Phacts and Phun meet (see a pattern here?).
I have the somewhat similar 41-255. Your radio should be a good performer. The radio should work with the "loop" the stiff wire antenna wound around the rear of the cabinet. Though designed for shortwave (note how few turns of this (10 gauge?) wire vs the loop antenna of a "broadcast band" only radio. Do make sure that you are connected to the antenna and ground terminals. The third screw goes to the output transformer secondary, used to connect test equipment (or another speaker, though this will mismatch the speaker impedance). The 3 pin jack on the back of the set is a connection for an external antenna. One of these pins is broadcast and lower freq SW. The other is for the highest freq SW.
One very common problem nowadays is the very poor AM reception inside many houses where Fluorescent, CFL or LED lighting, computers, digital TV and the Internet of Things (alarm system, thermostat, sprinkler system, Alexa, etc. abound. In addition, I think that the power company completely pollutes their power lines with remote meter reading. I literally have to take radios outside and away from the house. Not even my long wire helps if it runs into my office.
Do check your antenna coil and band switch. in addition, check the XXL tube socket. Loctal sockets do get dirty and intermittent. There are tiny brushes available to clean the pins. Use Caig DeOxIt D5 contact cleaner. Finally, a quick and dirty is to connect a long wire to the RF Stator of the tuning cap (make sure that your band switch is in the Broadcast, Manual Tuning (second) position.
Hope this helps.
First off, welcome to the Philco Phorum where Phine Phamily-Phriendly Pholks Phull of Philco Phacts and Phun meet (see a pattern here?).
I have the somewhat similar 41-255. Your radio should be a good performer. The radio should work with the "loop" the stiff wire antenna wound around the rear of the cabinet. Though designed for shortwave (note how few turns of this (10 gauge?) wire vs the loop antenna of a "broadcast band" only radio. Do make sure that you are connected to the antenna and ground terminals. The third screw goes to the output transformer secondary, used to connect test equipment (or another speaker, though this will mismatch the speaker impedance). The 3 pin jack on the back of the set is a connection for an external antenna. One of these pins is broadcast and lower freq SW. The other is for the highest freq SW.
One very common problem nowadays is the very poor AM reception inside many houses where Fluorescent, CFL or LED lighting, computers, digital TV and the Internet of Things (alarm system, thermostat, sprinkler system, Alexa, etc. abound. In addition, I think that the power company completely pollutes their power lines with remote meter reading. I literally have to take radios outside and away from the house. Not even my long wire helps if it runs into my office.
Do check your antenna coil and band switch. in addition, check the XXL tube socket. Loctal sockets do get dirty and intermittent. There are tiny brushes available to clean the pins. Use Caig DeOxIt D5 contact cleaner. Finally, a quick and dirty is to connect a long wire to the RF Stator of the tuning cap (make sure that your band switch is in the Broadcast, Manual Tuning (second) position.
Hope this helps.
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Best Regards,
MrFixr55
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