[Hallicrafters] NC 270 product detector and VFO

[Joseph Trombino Jr]

Howdy fellow Hallicrafters:

I realize the following is a bit off topic (i.e., not Halli related) but I 
suspect you Halli folks out there own some National receivers.....and this 
list is a great source of all things technical so here goes.

Just picked up an NC 270 receiver and will do a re-alignment on it when I
get a copy of the manual (on its way).

I notice that when receiving strong SSB sigs the receiver audio distorts and
I have to turn down the RF gain to make the signal readable.

I thought product detectors eliminated this phenomenom (there's one in the 
NC 270).....is this the
typical behavior of the NC 270 or do I have a problem???

Also, does anyone know the range of the VFO in this receiver???  The dial
calibration is off so I would want to align the VFO to the proper range.

Many thanks for any info anyone can provide.

                                    73, Joe W2KJ