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They are nice radios. Made before the dreaded ballast tube in the power supply.
In order to be in its best operating condition possible, expect to do a through recap, replace out of tolerance resistors, replace any bad tubes, pray that the 1L6 is still good (sold state replacements are available,) and do a through RF and IF alignment.
When working properly with and outdoor antenna, they are awesome performers. When using the built in antenna you will need to by away from anything that gives off RFI or EMI. This includes but is not limited to:
Fluorescent lighting
dimmer switches and rheostats
transformers
computers, VCRs, DVD, cable boxes, or anything else with a switching power supply
cellular phones
wireless systems (cordless phone, computer wi-fi, cordless headphones, etc)
---essentially anything that can create RF or electromagnetic noise will cause reception disturbances, especially with shortwave. An outdoor antenna will work best with these sets.
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Jordan
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