[markmokris]

Well I have gotten pretty adept at rewinding the tickler coil. I think I have tried about 5 times now. Twice I have gone over 27 turns to 30 or 31 and the radio starts to whistle and whoop all over the band. I think I am going to try 25 turns just for the heck of it.

I am also thinking of making a socket adapt for a 77 tube to see if the radio will oscillate correctly with that, before I make a permanent replacement.

Mark