[osanders0311]

Hello MrFixr55 sorry to bug you with this but in regard to the wire touch.

"Secondly, yes, touching a long wire to the terminal of the Mixer section of the tuning cap should allow you to tune a station if the oscillator is working. This is the part I meant for Ken's troubleshooting his set, but it could work for you. There are 2 sections to the tuning cap, the mixer / RF and the Oscillator. Usually, the oscillator section is the one closer to the shaft. touch a 25 foot or longer wire to the Mixer section of the cap. Ig you can now receive a signal, then troubleshoot the antenna section of the set. There are antenna coils and the "B" section of the band switch. The "A" Section controls the oscillator."

Overnight the radio was unplugged, this morning I turn it on and nothing but static. I do the wire touch, get a station to tune in and from then on the radio is fine even if turned off or unplugged. It's kind of like jump starting a car battery. It's puzzling since the antenna is pulling in stations.

I see the antenna broadcast transformer is #8 on the schematic, could this be the issue?