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Re: [IRCA] broken radio



I have surgical skills --happy to treat it for you.

How's your mouth today? 

Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC

> On May 19, 2016, at 9:16 AM, Eric Floden <eric.f99999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> greetings
> 
> my Sony ICF-SW7600GR is my constant companion when traveling (of late
> usually to Ottawa - Golden Lake - Peterborouogh) but then this week it fell
> from a height of about 3 feet.  I am back home now, and find FM works fine
> but AM (all bands) is woeful.  Locals on 690 and 650 used to be great, now
> sound like Seattle area stations (710, 1000) used to.  Even 1130, formerly
> very good is almost unreadable.  No reception at all for other locals (980,
> 1200).
> 
> So my guess is, the internal antenna has come adrift somehow.
> 
> And I am thinking I will open it up and have a look.  Any cautions?  I ask
> as I am quite the butterfingers in matters of repair, and can often find
> innovative ways to make a bad situation worse.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Eric "how'd I get butter on my fingers?" Floden
> Vancouver BC
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