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In NO WAY is this meant to discourage you: I have to tell you that it is easier...when you know more electronics "up front".... as you have an understanding of "basics". Like...what each component does, how they behave together, how various "circuits" work (which oddly, helps you to understand how they DON'T WORK too!!).

It can take "hand holding" from others...and "patience" on BOTH sides...as you are having to be their "eyes and ears". That said, I think you are doing fine.

I too have a number of "cheap" radios that others might throw away. But to me... they have meaning.... I view them in a kind of "sentimental" way. It also means something to ME to overcome the problems that they have!

For one.... as these things get older...things like potentiometers and trimpots get squirrely! They get dirty, pitted...and they misbehave. Capacitors......fail....but they fail at different RATES....so they affect various circuits ... some more than others...AND... you run into dependencies between circuits... (you may not notice an AGC or meter problem.. until you get the IF strip working properly!). It all gets like that proverbial "onion" that you have to peel layers off of ... to get to the glory!!!

You are doing fine! Forge ahead!!!!

<blockquote data-quote="guitar_199" data-source="post: 764776" data-attributes="member: 18156">In NO WAY is this meant to discourage you:&nbsp; I have to tell you that it is easier...when you know more electronics &quot;up front&quot;.... as you have an understanding of &quot;basics&quot;.&nbsp; Like...what each component does, how they behave together, how various &quot;circuits&quot; work (which oddly, helps you to understand how they DON&#039;T WORK too!!).It can take &quot;hand holding&quot; from others...and &quot;patience&quot; on BOTH sides...as you are having to be their &quot;eyes and ears&quot;.&nbsp; That said, I think you are doing fine.I too have a number of &quot;cheap&quot; radios that others might throw away.&nbsp; But to me... they have meaning.... I view them in a kind of &quot;sentimental&quot; way.&nbsp; It also means something to ME to overcome the problems that they have!For one.... as these things get older...things like potentiometers and trimpots get squirrely! They get dirty, pitted...and they misbehave.&nbsp; Capacitors......fail....but they fail at different RATES....so they affect various circuits ... some more than others...AND... you run into dependencies between circuits... (you may not notice an AGC or meter problem.. until you get the IF strip working properly!).&nbsp;&nbsp; It all gets like that proverbial &quot;onion&quot; that you have to peel layers off of ... to get to the glory!!!You are doing fine!&nbsp; &nbsp; Forge ahead!!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="guitar_199, post: 764776, member: 18156"] In NO WAY is this meant to discourage you: I have to tell you that it is easier...when you know more electronics "up front".... as you have an understanding of "basics". Like...what each component does, how they behave together, how various "circuits" work (which oddly, helps you to understand how they DON'T WORK too!!). It can take "hand holding" from others...and "patience" on BOTH sides...as you are having to be their "eyes and ears". That said, I think you are doing fine. I too have a number of "cheap" radios that others might throw away. But to me... they have meaning.... I view them in a kind of "sentimental" way. It also means something to ME to overcome the problems that they have! For one.... as these things get older...things like potentiometers and trimpots get squirrely! They get dirty, pitted...and they misbehave. Capacitors......fail....but they fail at different RATES....so they affect various circuits ... some more than others...AND... you run into dependencies between circuits... (you may not notice an AGC or meter problem.. until you get the IF strip working properly!). It all gets like that proverbial "onion" that you have to peel layers off of ... to get to the glory!!! You are doing fine! Forge ahead!!!! [/QUOTE]

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