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38-620 Tuning Question
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Thanks guys. I had to work today, so I never got time to mess with the radio. I probably won't get back to it until Friday morning. I'll report back then.

Jerry, I agree with you. As I turn the dial, from high to low, the radio works great - until the dial hits 650. Then it makes a noise like someone blowing loudly into a microphone, at maximum volume. It hurts your ears. It does this as long as I continue to move the dial between 650 and 500. Volume control has no effect, the noise is LOUD. If I stop, say, at 600, the noise stops and if there is a station at that freq, it plays normally. Only happens between 650 and 500. It's perplexing. I'm going to try some of the tips suggested here.

The artist formerly known as Puhpow! 8)


Messages In This Thread
38-620 Tuning Question - by Jamie - 02-25-2014, 02:36 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by skyscraper - 02-25-2014, 03:53 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by exray - 02-25-2014, 07:18 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by Jamie - 02-25-2014, 08:59 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by morzh - 02-25-2014, 09:29 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by Joeztech - 02-25-2014, 10:09 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by jerryhawthorne - 02-26-2014, 05:27 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by Jamie - 02-26-2014, 11:33 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by Mondial - 02-27-2014, 12:57 AM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by Jamie - 03-02-2014, 01:22 PM
RE: 38-620 Tuning Question - by gregb - 03-02-2014, 01:43 PM



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