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Tuner Aligement ? What does that mean ?

I just bought a Vintage Kenwood receiver I want to use in my office. Everything is fine, but I cannot pull in even local AM stations. I can hear some of them very faint but the volume has to be way up. I have tried a long wire, I have tried one of these amplified boosters and I still get zip.
Also, how can I improve the FM side?
This unit is from the original owner, I swear he never used it but he did up until 5 years ago. It's from 1977
I hear from time to time guys getting thier Tuners aligned,
is this something that possibly I should have done?
I have had other receivers and have not had this difficult time pulling in stations.
Thanks,
Dave
valleyplastic

Showing 1 response by sugarbrie

sugarbrie
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AM does not work well, or maybe not work at all inside a concrete/steel office building. If that is where your office is, it is probably not the tuner.

Most modern FM tuners just have lousy AM. I don't know why they bother even putting it in.

Alignment really has to do with FM. An RF alignment can improve a tuner's sensitivity, reception of weak or far away stations, and also improve the stereo separation. This will also result in slightly better sound.
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