Pannes Radio: Tubes and Transistor Receivers

Seventh edition of a practical troubleshooting guide for AM and FM radio receivers. Contains 344 case studies of faults in tube-based receivers, organized as case examples from field experience. Includes troubleshooting procedures for receivers with tubes and transistors operating on AM and FM bands.

Table of contents:

Part One — Tube receivers:

• Receiver silent even on pick-up (alternating current) (p. 8)
• Receiver silent even on pick-up (universal current) (p. 32)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Hum (p. 42)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Oscillation (p. 61)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Motor-Boating (p. 67)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Lack of power (p. 71)
• Receiver works poorly on pick-up: Distortion (p. 94)
• Various audio faults (p. 119)
• Receiver works on pick-up but silent on radio (p. 128)
• Lack of sensitivity (p. 147)
• Hum on transmitter stations (p. 170)
• Poor short-wave performance (p. 184)
• Oscillation and whistling (p. 195)
• Various faults (p. 204)

Part Two — Transistor receivers:

• Transistor receiver troubleshooting (p. 216)
• Measurement precautions (p. 232)
• Fault location methods (p. 238)
• Testing diodes and transistors (p. 258)
• Checking amplifier gain (p. 281)

Part Three — AM and FM receiver alignment