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Old 06-20-2017, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Kamakiri View Post
Weird thing about this receiver.....the gain is off the charts. Local AM stations will overload the RF even with the gain on minimum unless I slightly de-tune them. Even the religious stations on shortwave do the same thing.

I'm not sure if this thing is just an incredible performer, or if there's an issue.
You might want to check/replace a few wax caps connected to the rf gain control and the avc amp (6AH6) in the back corner of the chassis. Couple of wax .1 uf and some smaller wax caps in that area are prime suspects, IMHO.

jr
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