Ok, we hooked up a single insulated 20-25 foot wire to the ANT lead and hung
it above the back sliding door in our kitchen. We didn't hook up any ground
wire though. Turned it on after cleaning the battery contacts and all we get
is static across all the bands. There's a trimmer control on the front of
the radio but I have no idea where to set it (all the way to the left?
middle? right?).

Thanks, Jon.

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"Jon Foster" wrote:

Ok, we hooked up a single insulated 20-25 foot wire to the ANT lead and hung
it above the back sliding door in our kitchen. We didn't hook up any ground
wire though. Turned it on after cleaning the battery contacts and all we get
is static across all the bands. There's a trimmer control on the front of
the radio but I have no idea where to set it (all the way to the left?
middle? right?).


Try a longer wire away from the house and connect a wire from the GND
terminal to a ground rod.

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We'll try that tomorrow after he's home from school. Thanks for the help!

Jon.

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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:58:44 -0500, "Jon Foster"
wrote:

We'll try that tomorrow after he's home from school. Thanks for the help!

Jon.
Make sure your fire insurance is paid up.

The title of the thread unintentionally leaves the wrong impression.
When I read "Unelco Model 1914 Radio," my first thought was that the
radio was from 1914. Actually, it's the model 1914 Unelco radio. I went
to rec.antiques.radio+phono,where I learned that the radio is a
transistor radio that dates from about 1970.

Like you, my first thought was not to plug the thing in and fire (ha,
ha) it up right away. See:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...rch+this+group

or
http://tinyurl.com/7b28v

The first hit leads right back to RRS, but it is some seven and a half
years old.

Unelco is, in my guess, the Baltimore-based importer of these radios.
In 1970, this radio was surely made in Japan. I have a few such
Japanese multiband radios. They may not be performance champs, but I
find them a lot of fun to listen to. I have a fondness for analog
tuning. I am further certain that the schematic can be found in a Sams
Photofact. The Sams website has a search function. I'll bet the crowd
at rec.antiques.radio+phono could be helpful.

Best wishes.