[Jayce]

Already checked that tube. Swapped it out with the new tube that was in the other tuner actually, but both tubes test great yet. A weak tube shouldn't snap back just by flicking the band switch back and forth I would think. It also had a definite hum before I unhooked the ac antenna and put the dipole on and that seems to be working well. No hum and no fade now.
What's ironic is a year back I had planned on getting one of these units going as best as I could, then sell the whole lot for something like $75 to $100 with the way people were going for these type amps and speakers. They were basically just in my way. Now, I kind wish I had gotten this unit going earlier and avoided buying those two stereo consoles!