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Phun with a 57
BrendaAnnD
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04-19-2013, 12:27 PM
Well.. here's the news:

The oscillator and antenna coils are fine.

I don't have any spare 77's, so I just swapped the two tubes in the radio to the other sockets (detector isn't quite so critical), and was totally surprised that when I turned the set back on, it was alive with stations. It's not too bad, about par for one of these type radios, favorably comparable to the little 4 tube metal cased autodyne sets from the 40's. I'm a happy camper. Icon_smile
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Phun with a 57 - by BrendaAnnD - 04-18-2013, 09:49 AM
RE: Phun with a 57 - by Mondial - 04-18-2013, 02:18 PM
RE: Phun with a 57 - by Ron Ramirez - 04-18-2013, 04:56 PM
RE: Phun with a 57 - by 7estatdef - 04-18-2013, 06:31 PM
RE: Phun with a 57 - by BrendaAnnD - 04-19-2013, 12:27 PM



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