[NJARC] Need service manuals and help with radio reception.

[Louis]

Hello all, I recently picked up a Panasonic RF-1600 and decided to look 
for a service manual. eBay had one for $35, ouch, a bit tooooooo high. 
Anyone have a digital/paper copy or know where I can download one?

I may buy the much cheaper srvce man for my Panasonic RF-1003 on eBay 
but if anyone has one available for purchase or download let me know.

As to the FM reception issue of the RF-1600. Seems like it was fine 
until I tried tuning in a slightly weaker signal station. All my other 
smaller and cheaper radios capture the station quite well, not the 1600.

The other radios respond to my moving near their antenna, as expected, 
but the 1600 FM signal even changes when I touch the metal case of the 
radio, even the metal handle. Not sure if something is amiss inside, 
haven't opened it up yet.

The 1600 FM signal I'm trying to capture is actually weaker sounding 
than an old Radio Shack Realistic FM Deskube radio! That's just not 
right. The 1600 should have very good reception but it can't capture a 
signal clearly if another station is near by on the dial. You hear both 
stations but cannot zero in on the weaker station like all my other 
radios can.

Don't think it's a too wide/too narrow filter issue but I don't know 
enough about filters and how they would affect the signal here. BTW, the 
AFC section doesn't seem to make much, if any difference, when I switch 
it in. Any ideas on what the FM reception problem is?