I'm glad I got the "gumption" to go ahead and tear it apart. I've had this little radio with me sense I was a kid in the 60's.
Next, after a couple of other projects here on the bench, I think I'll test some of the resistor values. The volume is a little low and that is just the solar panel, but the sensitivity is not very good. I should be able to pick up more stations than the close one in town (20 miles away)!!
So the project lives on. Oh.. I did peak the rf and If coils.. to no avail.
Still like to find a junker (black in color to match) so I could change out the back cover. (see pics above) It's warped. Front looks nice after I cleaned it up.
These things are really over priced on Efray!.. Wow what a racket! Efray has really inflated all things us hobbyists like to collect. But on the other hand.. Efray allows one to cover a lot of turf by bringing many togeather for a common cause.
Buzz
