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Amplifier I assume?
If you have any amplification out of the amp, the transistors are working. There is something else going on inside, and I'd suspect that It most likely happened when the transistors were changed.
I have seen a couple 23 channel Mocats.
Here is one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234599538556?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5336136228&toolid=20001&mkevt=1
I always strive to get it as low as I can, but if you reach an impasse and it bottoms out, you can always get a good antenna tuner to keep the amp happy.
Those numbers are pretty good and won't hurt anything, but a tuner can get you a near perfect match and keep the box happy, run cooler, and...
If you want to play multiple albums at a time, finding one of these is good, or at least repairable shape for a good price is the way to go.
https://www.ebay.com/b/Dual-1219-Turntable/48649/bn_55188817
I grew up with one and remember it always sounding top notch.
The proximity to the building is not helping. You are getting stray RF all over the place, and if you are sitting on the porch as well ,you are effecting the match.
You would probably be better off trying to run a dipole along to top of the porch horizontally and see how that works for you...
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