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Originally Posted by SixCats!

Hi all,

I was checking out some Goodwills the other day when I spied something that looked TOO good to be true sitting on the shelf. I quickly grabbed the
the Radio from the shelf. WHOA...it turned out to be a REALISTIC DX 390/SANGAN 818. I was lucky as there was another customer who also noticed the Radio only milliseconds after I did but...I was the quicker! The other guy just cooly sort of hung around to see if I was going to put the item back down on the shelf...ha! NO F%^&en way! I held tight to my prize and walked away. I just can not believe that someone GAVE this Radio away to the Goodwill. This Radio is in PRISTINE/MINT (looking) condition! So...I paid my money and with prize in hand, I visited a friend who has a business next door to this Goodwill. My buddy could not believe the score! I recall seeing these radios in the C.CRANE cat. years ago and I wanted to buy one however, the list price was $220.00 (or thereabouts). Oooh...my DX 390 cost me $4.99 (less my 10% GW discount) UN-real! Now...I still didn't know for sure if this beautiful looking condition Radio worked or not so, I went to the local dollar store and bought some battries (four D's and three AA's). I returned to my car and popped the battries in the Radio and...YES! It works beautifully! So far, I have only listened to the FM and it sounds nice, clean and clear. Even though I do not have the instruction booklet, I figured out how to pre program the FM stations. That being said, I can NOT figure out the AM. I read on the net that the LW (or is it MW) button is for AM. Still, I can not receive any AM whatsoever. If there is someone who could offer assistance on the MYSTERY of the DX 390 AM, I would be most appreciative. I figure I will use this Radio as a emergency WINTER storm radio. Man, gotta LOVE the Goodwill!

Regards,
SixCats!

is the rf gain control turned up? it controls the gain on am of the first amp after the antenna.