Philco 39-30 restoration

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Philco 39-30 restoration

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03-02-2012, 09:59 PM

(02-29-2012, 02:30 AM)Arran Wrote: Maybe the pushbuttons are out of whack because the IF alignment is off, not to surprising given the age of the set and the fact that you had to open up one of the cans to replace the wires and a resistor.
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Arran

I just went through the alignment process this evening and, you're right, it was pretty far off. That improved the SW performance noticeably, but the BC band is a mess. There's a very loud buzzing all through the tuning range. I'll have to go digging for the culprit.

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Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-05-2012, 01:39 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-27-2012, 02:20 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-28-2012, 12:22 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 02-28-2012, 06:50 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-28-2012, 06:11 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 02-29-2012, 02:30 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-02-2012, 09:59 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-02-2012, 03:55 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-02-2012, 06:08 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 03-03-2012, 12:23 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-04-2012, 02:26 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 03-04-2012, 03:04 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-04-2012, 03:47 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 03-04-2012, 08:28 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-04-2012, 04:11 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-04-2012, 10:13 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-05-2012, 11:47 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 03-06-2012, 12:53 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-06-2012, 01:40 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 03-06-2012, 03:45 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-06-2012, 05:30 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 03-06-2012, 09:09 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-07-2012, 12:42 AM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-13-2012, 08:17 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 03-13-2012, 11:08 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-16-2012, 11:45 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 03-30-2012, 10:05 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 03-30-2012, 10:08 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 03-30-2012, 10:50 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 04-06-2012, 06:11 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 04-06-2012, 09:22 PM

RE: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 04-07-2012, 12:44 AM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 02-05-2012, 02:21 AM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-05-2012, 03:09 AM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 02-05-2012, 03:20 AM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 02-05-2012, 09:01 AM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-05-2012, 04:31 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 02-05-2012, 06:09 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by codefox1 - 02-05-2012, 06:12 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-05-2012, 06:36 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Arran - 02-05-2012, 10:40 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-08-2012, 12:18 AM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by codefox1 - 02-08-2012, 11:06 AM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-08-2012, 06:15 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 02-08-2012, 06:42 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-08-2012, 06:50 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 02-08-2012, 09:11 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by RGallahue - 02-08-2012, 09:27 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-08-2012, 11:18 PM

Re: Philco 39-30 restoration - by Bob Andersen - 02-10-2012, 01:03 AM

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