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Old August 15th 15, 11:14 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Simon Mason[_3_] Simon Mason[_3_] is offline
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Default Japan NRD 525 static problems

On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 19:40:52 UTC+1, wrote:
On Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 3:30:59 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have a Japan NRD 525 which I love and is fairly uncomplicated to use, but very recently I've had severe static problems. And I am wondering if something is wrong with my long wire antennas, or is it in the radio? I have another older radio that I hooked up to my antennas and find there is no static so I am led to believe it is in the radio. Any thoughts or suggestion on where I can go to find out the source of the static, as it is really bad.
John Parrott


Thanks, I reseated the boards after giving them a good spray cleaning and found the hiss and static problems have gone-completely gone. Seems as if the sensitivity is more acute now. Anyway, it was a good idea, and thanks guys.


Same here - I just removed the boards and sprayed all the sockets with Servisol and it's like a different RX. No hiss and S/N ratio is amazing!