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Philco 42-355 am reception
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03-02-2013, 11:09 PM
after recapping and cleaning the band selector/presets i could only get one faint station at night. after adjusting trimmers i can get a good amount of stations but none above 800 on the dial. does this sound like an alignment issue?
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Philco 42-355 am reception - by sparkin' chassis - 03-02-2013, 11:09 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by morzh - 03-02-2013, 11:53 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Raleigh - 03-03-2013, 12:39 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Raleigh - 03-03-2013, 01:04 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Raleigh - 03-04-2013, 01:39 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Raleigh - 03-05-2013, 05:34 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Ron Ramirez - 03-05-2013, 05:46 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by kporter - 03-05-2013, 11:51 PM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Ron Ramirez - 03-06-2013, 08:50 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by Steve Davis - 03-06-2013, 09:28 AM
RE: Philco 42-355 am reception - by morzh - 03-06-2013, 02:30 PM



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