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Originally Posted by Station X
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.
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Thanks,
What setup does those radios have inside for MW section that they sound super without a ferrite setup?
Within the radio technology, TRFs were replaced with superhetrodynes. But one thing we must know, ferrite rod antennas maybe having their own negatives or flaws but they have survived all along these years and even modern portables continue to use that today.
So if the ferrite is used correctly with proper trimming, it can remove the flaw that the designers left out in 1959?
I agree, it is still a good idea to first restore everything to original and recapping and then take a call.