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The trick to get the stations in the right spots is to adjust the oscillator trimmer
(C2A) and the coil slug. This is described in the last two items of the alignment
instructions (numbers 5 and 6). They suggest using a signal generator tuned
at either end of the band, adjusting the coil at the bottom and the capacitor
at the top. As mentioned (item 7), these two steps will somewhat
interact and it is best to repeat them two or three times, until both ends
of the band are tuned with correct dial readings. You can identify two stations
that are near the edges of the band, and use them to do the adjustments.
You can finally perform item 8 (adjusting the trimmer on the other part of
the variable capacitor, C1) using a station that is near 1400 kHz. The last adjustment
does not affect the oscillator, and thus does not move the spot on the dial
where the station is received, but it peaks the resonance of the input circuit
to maximize the received signal strength.
I see you are getting about 110 kHz error near the middle of the dial, so you probably
did not goof in estimating the number of turns of the coil. Adjustment should
be possible.
Ideally, you would also have to do the IF alignment as described in items 1-3, but
that can be done without if you don't have the instruments. Good night.
P.S. You need plastic tools to adjust both the coil and the trimmer capacitor.
Usually, the coil slug needs a hex-shaped tool (Allen Key), you may be able to
carve a useable one from a soft plastic rod. The capacitor just needs a flat
screwdriver, again easily improvised.
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