The 'Why and How' of an RF alignment - Tube Radio Restoration Back to Basics part 11 #pcbway#

Electronics Old and New by M Caldeira

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Only $5 for 10 PCBs and every new member get $5 bonus. + Express 24 hour / 48 hour service on https://www.pcbway.com/ ➠ ➠ ➠ Doing an RF alignment on a tube radio is actually quite a simple process, provided you have detailed alignment instructions for that particular set. If you don't, it can get messy. The solution is to understand why you're doing what you're doing, as this takes the guessing out of the procedure. A little learning can go a long way to saving you lots of time and frustration in the future, so here we go ... Enjoy the video.

🎥 Other videos in this series: ■ Back to Basics 1 - Tube Radio Anatomy: https://youtu.be/zc4f1m4vXY4 ■ Back to Basics 2 - Tube Radio Anatomy: https://youtu.be/DsAmk8WDUdw ■ Back to Basics 3 - Follow the B+: https://youtu.be/mqCPOGqJklw ■ Back to Basics 4 - Testing the power output: https://youtu.be/jNGp_etLzVA ■ Back to Basics 5 - How to safely test the output tube: https://youtu.be/Lt4urvLyieU ■ Back to Basics 6 - Preamp, Tone Shaping and of lots of detail: https://youtu.be/CeeHvPOrDSs ■ Back to Basics 7 - What do those tone presets really look like?: https://youtu.be/ML0kJQ6vg8g ■ Back to Basics 8 - We've got LW and SW, but where is the MW?: https://youtu.be/NGD9NJcjFiU ■ Back to Basics 9 - Do we have FM, and how does it work?: https://youtu.be/1a7FMR334oA ■ Back to Basics 10 - The all-important IF alignment of the AM.: https://youtu.be/kj-0C_u1X4Q ■ Back to Basics 11 - How tough can the FM IF alignment be?: https://youtu.be/xUd35UzrTa8

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