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

[Aaron Hunter]

Louis

I have the manual in Sam's TSM 139.  It's 6 pages, two sided and 2 are 
foldout.  A lot of scanning.  You'll get a message from WeTransfer and 
you can download it from there.

Aaron Hunter

Louis wrote:
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> 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?
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