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Bronze Member Username: DscrobeReading, PA USA Post Number: 58 Registered: Dec-05 | I fixed up a tube radio from Zenith. Replaced/checked all tubes. I was amazed at all the AM stations I was picking up at night. I understand that reception is better and that some stations wait to come on till night. But, I could only pick up 1 to 3 stations on my more modern receiver. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 8900 Registered: Dec-04 | Daniel, be sure your receiver wasn't only looking for am stereo stations! Good 'ol stuff ya fixed up there. |
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Bronze Member Username: DscrobeReading, PA USA Post Number: 59 Registered: Dec-05 | Yeah, it has FM and FMC. The FMC works better than the FM selection. It seems to lock in on a station, once you tune near it. You could move the dial and you won't hear any static until it begins to lock into the next station. |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigneDallas, TX Post Number: 11541 Registered: May-04 | . AM Stereo? DS - Most modern tuners consider the very limited frequency range of AM broadcasts to be unworthy of serious attempts at quality reception. If they concentrate on tuner functions at all in a receiver, they will favor the FM side of the dial. I suspect the old tuner had a ferrite rod for the AM antenna. What sort of AM antenna were you using on your "modern receiver"? . |
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Bronze Member Username: DscrobeReading, PA USA Post Number: 60 Registered: Dec-05 | Not stereo. Only has one 8" 8 ohm loudspeaker. For the modern receiver, I use the standard 6" dimeter wire loop that came with it. Looks like it has only five turns at the most. |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigneDallas, TX Post Number: 11553 Registered: May-04 | . The loop antenna is meant to be removed and positioned for best reception. That might slighty improve your station count. Or, you could try a very long wire whip antenna placed as high as possible. A run across the backyard is usually sufficient (make sure it's earth grounded if you try this). But, the highest probability is your receiver just doesn't do AM very well. . |
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Gold Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY United States Post Number: 1424 Registered: Oct-04 | I don't know if you've seen this http://www.sixmoons.com/audioreviews/tubetuner/r601p.html thing, but it looks pretty neat. Jan, why have manufacturers abandoned the ferrite rod design? |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigneDallas, TX Post Number: 11634 Registered: May-04 | . People used to use them as handles and then get p!ssed when they broke their new component. |
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Gold Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY United States Post Number: 1427 Registered: Oct-04 | I suspect you're not kidding. I get terrible AM reception, I'm getting interference from outside my apartment and have been unable to remedy the condition. Currently I'm only using the stock plastic-rectangle loop antennas, but I've considered picking up one of these http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/am-antennas/index.aspx , any thoughts? |