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Philco 90 RF Grid Reception?
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02-03-2012, 12:42 PM
I think you antenna coil is open. Measure the windings, should be only a few ohms. In fact there is a chart of what you should expect to see here. Coils seem to be same for all variations of the 90.

You should get much better results if this is set right.

http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel...013881.pdf
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Philco 90 RF Grid Reception? - by Joe - 02-02-2012, 11:48 PM
Re: Philco 90 RF Grid Reception? - by codefox1 - 02-03-2012, 12:42 PM
Re: Philco 90 RF Grid Reception? - by Joe - 02-03-2012, 03:15 PM
Re: Philco 90 RF Grid Reception? - by codefox1 - 02-04-2012, 01:03 AM
Re: Philco 90 RF Grid Reception? - by Ron Ramirez - 02-05-2012, 03:35 PM



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