Hi.

First off, I would like to say nice forums. Lots of useful info for ALL kinds of audio equipment.

I recently purchased a Zenith K731. It works, but I am unsure of the FM sensitivity. When I first purchased it the reception was horrible. It would only pick up 3 stations FM in Memphis and they were close to the house. I read a little, and removed the tubes one by one to check for buildup on the pins. Everything was good except there is one tube that sits to the left front by itself that was loose. When I re-seated it the sensitivity improved dramaticaly.

Still, it is dead on AM. Nothing Nada. Just a slight hum when I press my ear up to the speaker. The hum is also present in FM, but with just a tad volume (barely) it disappears. Also, I read these radios had a light on the frequency indicator. That does not work either.

It's a cool radio and it has a permanent home on my living room mantel. I just want to get it 100%. The finish is almost perfect. This particular radio doesn't have the legs that make it stand up, this one sits kinda like an old television did - arches and corner feet. I have read a good bit of praise from these radios on this forum, and it has a real good rich sound. Also, this radio has the red CD logos on both sides of the dial.

I have tinkered a bit with electronics such as CB radios just NO tubes. Can someone nudge me in the right direction as to restoring this radio. I'm thinking a new set of tubes as well as a new set of caps resistors etc.

Thanks in Advance.
Mike