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March 27th 06, 04:44 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

wrote:
running dogg,

Thanks for the reply.

The GE is just one of my collection of 35+ SW radios, many of which are
newer, digitally tuned ones you mention. Believe it or not, there are
many people who still listen on older analog radios. I've been a SW
listener since the mid 1960's and I've seen better days than now for
the hobby.

I just thought that somebody else may have one of these radios and
could help me out.

I've been to rec.antiques.radio+phono already, that was my first stop.

Well, I guess I'll just have to go back to listening on my FRG-7, a
radio that I find better than any didgital radio I've owned so far...

Thanks again,

Randy

Randy,

Hi. No help here. Based on your post in the antique forum, I have the
exact same problem you have. It looks like there was some kind of lip
or a set of tangs around the bottom of the chrome insert that held the
spring at tension against the ball, but these just break off with time.
I have a p-1985a which is a cheaper later model, single whip, same design,
same problem. Ranks up there with the self-immolating plastic Crosley
used for the knobs and buttons on the O2CA, one of which is sitting
sad-looking in my hallway.

Oz