[apERNA1985]

Rod B this sounds like something I need. If this is caused by interference maybe it's enough to make my radio usable. For this one capacitor should I switch to something like a Sprague axial cap and then wrap around that or am I able to wrap the wire around the cap I'm using?

Paul I haven't tried an external antenna. Do you think this would help? Really I'd like to be able to use this radio and if there's nothing wrong with it, it's pretty much just a brick at this point. I'm kind of at the point where it's either going to become a glorified Bluetooth speaker or I'm just going to sell it on eBay. I'd really like to be able to actually use it.

I still have to run through the fixes/tests that Mrfixr55 recommended. But I'm out with my wife and the baby this morning so I haven't had a real chance to do anything yet