Don't overlook the "Internal/External" antenna switch right next to the RCA (!) antenna input on the rear panel. I jerry-rigged a homebrew antenna plug where the pin went to the mandatory longwire antenna, the shell to a good ground, and had to spray the Internal/External switch contacts with cleaner.
If you don't have at least a 30-40ft. wire outdoors, reception will not be very good.
You also may need to spray contact cleaner in the tiny gap between the tuning knob and the cabinet, as the encoder switch contacts eventually get dirty, resulting in the occasional runaway self-tuning scenario! I did this and everything turned out just fine.
One other thing to remember is that you're on the west coast. Most international broadcasters have traditionally beamed their broadcasts to the east coast, and in the process, short-changing west coast listeners. You'll probably have better luck with broadcasters from Asian countries rather than Europe.
Tom