[NJARC] "Help"

[Joe Cro]

Steve,
         What type of antenna is Lenny using? Does he have a signal 
generator to inject a signal other than the local station into the radio?

One possibility other than a tube would be that one of the paper capacitors, 
especially if original, went bad. My guess is the radio (which I saw and 
thought to be extremely nice!) was built in 1931 or 32, and if all of the 
original paper caps haven't been renewed, it would be a good idea to do so. 
One could be preventing a stage from working, hence the lessened 
sensitivity.

If he can gain access to a tube tester, that would be a good thing. If he 
lives near me, he's welcome to come over and I'll test the tubes with a TV-7 
that I have.

Best Regards,
                    Joe Cro N3IBX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <StephenTetorka at cs.com>
To: <njarc at mailman.qth.net>; <W2JLW at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 9:15 AM
Subject: [NJARC] "Help"


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> Hi Guys:
>
> I'm in a hole....really embarrassed...
>
> Sold that restored 1931 cathedral to new member Lenny at the Friday 
> meeting.
>
> Told him it worked fine...which it did...6 months ago when I last had it
> on...
>
> He fired it up...and can only receive the local station in is home town of
> New Brunswick...no other stations...
>
> Using this 'situation' to get myself outa of jam...and to show our new 
> member
> how we all work together to get our radios fixed....
>
> I figure the problem is in the front end...as he gets the local station 
> OK...
>
> The radio has 3 x 235's and 1 x 224....
>
> I asked him to move around the 235's to see if any changes happen...
>
> Have no access to tube tester...
>
> What should ( we ) do???
>
> Kind regards,
> Steve
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