03-25-2011, 04:47 PM
I'm back, Brandon (That's the name of the township I live in).
Through all of this, you never mentioned anything about alignment. You'll find some sets, 70 years old, where the alignment is right on the money, and others, where it's off quite a ways. You ALWAYS have to check it. Peak the IF channel in the set at 455 Kilocycles, and if it was off, just a hair, the performance would be badly reduced. The alignment of the front end is also important, but the IF is where all the set's gain is.
Those sets are pretty hot on the loop antenna alone, for the BC band, but you still need an external antenna for SW.
RCA made a lot of sets that were similar to this one, with the same BC-SW coverage. I sort of think that the 12000 mile, or whatever was obtainable several years before the 56X5. Still, it's a cute set.
Through all of this, you never mentioned anything about alignment. You'll find some sets, 70 years old, where the alignment is right on the money, and others, where it's off quite a ways. You ALWAYS have to check it. Peak the IF channel in the set at 455 Kilocycles, and if it was off, just a hair, the performance would be badly reduced. The alignment of the front end is also important, but the IF is where all the set's gain is.
Those sets are pretty hot on the loop antenna alone, for the BC band, but you still need an external antenna for SW.
RCA made a lot of sets that were similar to this one, with the same BC-SW coverage. I sort of think that the 12000 mile, or whatever was obtainable several years before the 56X5. Still, it's a cute set.
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