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In this Discussion
- hudsontech February 2012
- mikeyb February 2012
- ralpie February 2012
- RamblinHornet February 2012
- rbennett47 February 2012
Hornet Radio repairs
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Hi, I am new to the forums, and I have a question that I am hoping someone can help with. I purchased a 1952 Hudson Hornet in November, and I am getting it roadworthy. One of the items needing attention is the radio. A friend in town is an antique radio buff, and he got the original 6v radio working for me, replacing the vibrator and all the old capacitors. The radio works, but the reception leaves a lot to be desired. The antenna is good. I would like to find the procedures for "aligning" it, and I don't know where to find the info. Anyone know where I can find this?? I didn't see anything on the HET Club website, but I may have missed it as I am a new member of that club. Thanks again in advance, Bob Halverson
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Bob, if you look on the same side of the chassis as the antenna input, there should be another post just below it. That is your antenna trim knob. I beleve the standard proceedure is to let the set warm up for 15 min, then tune to a "weak" station near 1200 Kc, and adjust that knob back & forth until the station comes in at "maximum volume. Are you in the SF Bay Area ? Your name sounds familiar...Anyway, there can be a lot of other things that will affect the radio's performance. If that adjustment doesn't do it, there are some local & national resources that can put the set right....Good Luck.
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Yes, I did adjust the trimmer like my radio friend suggested. That did bring the reception up, but I still feel it should pull in more stations, especially at night. But AM stations may not be what they used to be when I listened to them in my younger years.
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RamblinHornet wrote:Yes, I did adjust the trimmer like my radio friend suggested. That did bring the reception up, but I still feel it should pull in more stations, especially at night. But AM stations may not be what they used to be when I listened to them in my younger years.
Yeah, I don't think those old Mexican border radio stations are still broadcasting - back in the 50's I used to listen to some great rock and roll from a couple of those stations on a Saturday night, on the car radio - in Maine!!!!!!!!!!Them border stations lit up the airwaves. Of course, the skip had a lot to do with it. On this side of the border was able to pickup the Grand Ole Opry from Nashville occasionally.
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
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You could have your friend solder an MP 3 input right in front of the old tube amplifier. Then you can listen to the music on your I-phone or MP3 player through the old tube radio, which really sounds great. I know because I just had it done.
Alternatively you could also use a redi-rad. This way you are not limited to today's AM stations that are no match to the old X-stations.
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RamblinHornet wrote:... I would like to find the procedures for "aligning" it, and I don't know where to find the info. Anyone know where I can find this??
The picture shows the Hudson alignments to maximize the reception and audio output for your radio. To capture this JPG, click on the picture and download it to your computer, if you want to print it...click on the picture and select print target.
Good Luck
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Thanks so much for the info. I had found the "Sams Photofact" for a DB48 radio on the HET site, but it was very hard to read. Your info differs a lot from that one. Do you have the layout with the A1 thru A10 coils as I don't want to trust the DB48 info as being the same!! Thanks again- If it is easier, email it to alleyauto@yahoo.com Bob Halverson, Marshalltown Iowa
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Thanks, Mike. I hadn't even heard of Ready-Rad, but after looking it up, it looks like a great product. I will probably try to get the AM reception up to snuff before I decide- the AM radio in my Cherokee pulls in a LOT more stations than the Hudson radio does right now, so we will see!!!! Bob Halverson, Marshalltown, IA
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Try www.rediscoverradio.com , the site for Brew City Engineering. They make "plug & play" devices that allow you to use satellite radio, your IPOD, MP3 players etc. to play right through your regular Hudson radio. They have models for both 12V and 6V systems. There are several other devices out there also, just search the internet or ebay. I use something similar on my Hornet to listen to Sirius.
I know what you mean. I remember listening to an AM station out of Idaho while I was driving through Louisiana at about 2:00 in the morning, back in the 60's. All I get locally now is the crop reports in VietNamese and Hindi....Good Luck, Bob -
Well, you may also have some weak tubes or bad electrolytic condensers, but that would require a real tech to check things out. Those guys are out there too.....
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That's what my friend did- he replaced all the capacitors, and tested the tubes. The radio comes on in about 12 seconds, and sounds good, but it just seems to pull in few stations compared to the AM in my other cars. If I can get all the aligment specs, that should help.
