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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
It requires some extra effor to either build an AC power supply or battery pack for these farm radios; but, I still pick them up when I can. Most of them lack in audio power; but, many of them are more sensitive than a 5-tube AC radio. This is likely because these farm sets were geared towards rural customers who did not have electricity and who often lived a fair distance from a radio station; so, they had to be sensitive. One of my most recent farm radio finds was a circa '39 Detrola-built Truetone that also contains a wind up phonograph. That one actually sounds decent and is sensitive.
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The farm sets also had an antenna coil, instead of a loop, just for that reason.
A long wire antenna and a good ground, works wonders, to this day.
