I have an old 6 transistor radio (Spiket 2 Band, MW and LW) made in >Okenawa Japan. Complete with leather case, looks to be a late 1950s or > early 60s model.
The radio works well toward the lower end of the AM band and also >upper end, but reception drops off in the middle of the band around >800KHz, but the reception is good if I touch the antenna loopstick.
> I have tried to peak the antenna trimmer capacitor with no effect > around 800KHz, but the trimmer does peak the stations near the high >end.
I have also tried to adjust the main tuning capacitor along with the >oscillator coil to try and get a peak around 800Khz without success.
>I have connected a generator to a couple turns of wire around the >antenna loopstick and monitored the signal on a scope. It tunes very >well and there is a sharp peak wherever I set the generator and tune >the cap. The local oscillator signal on the tuning capacitor also >looks good with fairly constant amplitude across the band.
It's a perplexing problem. Everything works well, but reception >is poor in the middle of the band.
>Any ideas?
-Bill
Well Bill, it sounds like the Dylithium crystals to me. First take the Antenna and attach it to the warp core drive. Be careful to watch for a warp core breech. Attach the generator to the shield modulator. Take the capacitor and soak it in a mixture of Mineral Spirits and Virgin Olive oil. Now stick the antenna up your ass for better reception. Turn it on.