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FERNSEH · 17th Sep 2018, 8:44 pm

The AM local oscillator is not working and on FM stations can be tuned in at very low volume. I decided to concentrate my attention on improving the FM reception first. A dramatic improvement came about when a Hunts 0.01microfarad decoupling capacitor in the IF amplifier was replaced.
The original capacitor was found to be open circuit.

Now the FM stations are coming in loud and clear. On the Medium and Long wavebands the background noise level is very high but no stations can be tuned in. No SW reception.

DFWB.

17th Sep 2018, 8:44 pm	#4
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Ferguson 372 AM/FM receiver 1956. The AM local oscillator is not working and on FM stations can be tuned in at very low volume. I decided to concentrate my attention on improving the FM reception first. A dramatic improvement came about when a Hunts 0.01microfarad decoupling capacitor in the IF amplifier was replaced. The original capacitor was found to be open circuit. Now the FM stations are coming in loud and clear. On the Medium and Long wavebands the background noise level is very high but no stations can be tuned in. No SW reception. DFWB.