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RS TRC-449 low receive or are they quiet?

codecxbox

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Jul 28, 2021
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This radio was found at a garage sale..Channel display was flickering, some Deoxit fixed that..otherwise this radio is walking legal at 4/12 watts and it seems it was never tinkered..but compared to my Teaberry Ranger T and the TS-450, its quite soft at receive..Public Address output is very loud, so I guess I can rule out audio issues..I aligned the reciever per service manual specs which is L3,L4,L5,L6 (which its not installed), L7,L8 and VR5 , NB off and full RG gain..
Im wondering if these radios are like that or if could be an issue..oh, I put the TinySA as a signal generator and the whip antenna, AM mode side by side to the 449 and RX meter doesnt even reach 4 dbs
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