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Philco 66 Bleeding Stations
radiola
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11-11-2015, 05:41 AM
My Philco 66 has a problem to the low side of 70 kc. At about 640 kc I pick up a station from about 15.30 kc loud and clear. I have aligned the radio but still get the same thing. There is no static in the tuning capacitor. Any ideas would be appreciated !!
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11-11-2015, 09:41 AM
Do you live near 'BAL's tower??

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11-11-2015, 02:30 PM
Hi. I've lived in Baltimore all my life. I now live in the county, USA.  I believe you are referring to the Baltimore Tower in the United Kingdom. 
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11-11-2015, 02:43 PM
First thing I would do is verify the local oscillator frequency. Got a counter?
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11-11-2015, 06:49 PM
Actually I was referring to WBAL in Balt. Lived 32yrs in MD myself about halfway between Balt and Wash. Are you receiving normally as you would as a good working set?? Is this bleeding issue the only tuning problem??
You can listen for the oscillator in another receiver at 460kc above the dial frequency.

Terry
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