10-21-2012, 10:01 PM
No, it is not at all useless.
I thought so too, especially after I found out that there is supposed to be a 47K resistor and it was 1.4K in that first toob's cathode that LD switch shorts, and I replaced it and it still did make no difference; then I found out one of my first RF xfmr's winding opened.
Once it worked, I listen to my local station only on Local setting, as otherwise it is unbearably loud even without any antenna. Called ""Good times oldies", in Lakewood. Reeeely loud. With Local setting it is nice, clear and very loud.
I thought so too, especially after I found out that there is supposed to be a 47K resistor and it was 1.4K in that first toob's cathode that LD switch shorts, and I replaced it and it still did make no difference; then I found out one of my first RF xfmr's winding opened.
Once it worked, I listen to my local station only on Local setting, as otherwise it is unbearably loud even without any antenna. Called ""Good times oldies", in Lakewood. Reeeely loud. With Local setting it is nice, clear and very loud.
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