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I've owned 3-4 working AC powered TRF sets from that era. They were all meant for a ~100' outdoor long wire antenna, and are totally deaf without an external antenna. 10' of lamp cord will bring in the strong local stations. To get much else you either need a long wire or to get creative... I've found that the loop antennas out of 40s era sets often have 50-100' of wire and behave somewhat like a long wire without the hastle of a real one.
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