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Station X · 5th Feb 2020, 10:09 am

I'd get the radio working as per its original spec and then consider whether it needs improving.

I have numerous sets with no ferrite rod aerial and they work well on MW and LW using a few feet of wire as an aerial. I wouldn't dream of fitting ferrite rods to them.

5th Feb 2020, 10:09 am	#2
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,288	Re: Restoration vs Improvements I'd get the radio working as per its original spec and then consider whether it needs improving. I have numerous sets with no ferrite rod aerial and they work well on MW and LW using a few feet of wire as an aerial. I wouldn't dream of fitting ferrite rods to them. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.