07-30-2008, 06:19 PM
Mine act the same way, Philco or not. Connect up a 40' long wire, and it's hard to notice or gone all together. This is due to a more favorable L/C ratio in the tuning circuits on higher freqs. If everything aligned up as it should, try a longer antenna. I really doubt you have an issue.
-Brian
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