[Mike K]

More tips

Clean all of the connections: pull the tubes out and spray a bit of electrical cleaner on the pins.. push em in and out a few times. The conical shaped rubber snap connectors are notoriously bad.. you need to clean the little tags each side for a good connection... generally clean anything that moves for a clean electrical connection. The tubes usually are in good shape .. they are common types and easy to find.. I had gobs of them ...new ones in packets.

The little VHF B set on the left is best left alone .. you wont hear anything from it anyway. On the A set you will hear short wave and hams... but the coarse tuning is not the best. You need to switch over to the CW position to hear SSB and morse... a long wire antenna is fine . The variometer isn't necessary for a station setup, it electrically increases the length of the whip antenna.. so the set thinks its looking at a low impedance .

Mike