[Pithicus999]

Hi Herb,

Thanks for the advice. When you say 'AC line voltage' are you referring to the power coming in? If so, i've got it plugged in so that'd be 120...not using any kind of slow voltage generating machine...don't have one. Interestingly enough, the volts coming into all the tubes are supposed to be 6.4 V yet all mine are 5.9 V so not sure why that is.

Currently I have only about 20 feet of antenna (per your suggestion a ways back). I think at this point i'm gonna just pack it up and take it back to my dad's place. Maybe put a longer antenna wire on it and call it good. I do have another radio that I bought online that I'll probably start working on next year or something. I've got a lot to learn still and I plan on reading a bunch of electronic books as well as meeting up with people.

so, until then...