Jim schrieb:

I also put a pair of back-to-back glass switching diodes across the
external antenna input (across the 2.2K resistor that had already been
added by TenTec to bleed off static buildup), so in future the diode
should blow rather than the FET's. It seems that almost the whole
factory is up at Dayton.... he he..



The same many have done to the Sony ICF2010/ 2001D to prevent blowing
the FET (again).
I did 2 times 2 diodes in series antiparallel for 0.7 Volts for each
diode. So in addition there is a maximum voltage of 1.4 volts to the
antenna input.
This one diode with 0.7 volts could make you think your S-meter reading
is going nuts as it will never show more than S9+10dB or so. Even the
1.4 volts of 2 diodes in series will only give you addtional 3dBs.
Just a thought....