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paulsherwin · 6th Apr 2021, 1:12 pm

I suspect you just don't have an adequate aerial. The built in VHF aerials in 1950s sets are usually pretty hopeless, and that is especially true of the foil sheet aerial used in this set. Try making a simple dipole aerial - just two 75cm lengths of wire connected to the two aerial sockets. Move the two wires around to get the best signal.

6th Apr 2021, 1:12 pm	#50
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,947	Re: Ekco A274 - Project No 2 I suspect you just don't have an adequate aerial. The built in VHF aerials in 1950s sets are usually pretty hopeless, and that is especially true of the foil sheet aerial used in this set. Try making a simple dipole aerial - just two 75cm lengths of wire connected to the two aerial sockets. Move the two wires around to get the best signal.