That was the best 👌 design of 1970's and 1980's TV's. These just preceded remote control TV's. Being a color TV, that was the next best 👌 thing. To top things ✨️ off, ya even got woodgrain 🪵 on styrene plastic. Very nice 80's TV 📺. Your friend, Jeff.
I agree Jeffrey; it’s a shame and very disappointing that the picture tube heater was open on this nice looking 1981 TV. Very rare for this year set, I’ve seen this on one other TV but it was much older. The heater usually goes through a separate primary winding of the flyback transformer which I’m thinking since I didn’t have any HV the flyback took out the heater as well. Thank for your comment.
Hello Ken, nice video. I recently asked you about your AM transmitter and have purchased the Hurricane with the bluetooth option. It's nice and actually transmits through the house and even out in the yard. It has some hum and buzz; just a little. Yours sounds loud and clear on your video. Does yours have any buzz or hum and if not, how is yours installed?
My transmitter is very close on the top shelf of my work bench, that being said I still can get some hum, but I have a Ground Loop Isolator, also known as Noise Filter or an “in line 3mm audio filter” which I plug directly in the back of the Hurricane. Amazon has theses. My radios are mostly powered through my isolated transformer which eliminates the earth ground. It might help to add these ground loop isolators to the receiving radios also. Big LED lights and definitely CFL/Halogen bulbs will cause interference. Radio reception is better than others on various radios. I’m using this Hurricane for restored radios and when I transmit to other rooms, I use my FM transmitter for that. Just experiment with several things to get the best reception. Perhaps if your radios have the 3 prong grounded plugs, you could try using an adapter eliminating the earth ground and or install ferrite coils, also known as a ferrite bead, a ferrite choke, or an RFI choke wrapped around the power cord. You can find these installed on things like AC adapters like laptops etc. If you’re using Bluetooth I can’t help you there since I don’t have that option, but I would try all the suggestion above. Good Luck!
That was the best 👌 design of 1970's and 1980's TV's. These just preceded remote control TV's. Being a color TV, that was the next best 👌 thing. To top things ✨️ off, ya even got woodgrain 🪵 on styrene plastic. Very nice 80's TV 📺. Your friend, Jeff.
I agree Jeffrey; it’s a shame and very disappointing that the picture tube heater was open on this nice looking 1981 TV. Very rare for this year set, I’ve seen this on one other TV but it was much older. The heater usually goes through a separate primary winding of the flyback transformer which I’m thinking since I didn’t have any HV the flyback took out the heater as well. Thank for your comment.
Hello Ken, nice video. I recently asked you about your AM transmitter and have purchased the Hurricane with the bluetooth option. It's nice and actually transmits through the house and even out in the yard. It has some hum and buzz; just a little. Yours sounds loud and clear on your video. Does yours have any buzz or hum and if not, how is yours installed?
My transmitter is very close on the top shelf of my work bench, that being said I still can get some hum, but I have a Ground Loop Isolator, also known as Noise Filter or an “in line 3mm audio filter” which I plug directly in the back of the Hurricane. Amazon has theses. My radios are mostly powered through my isolated transformer which eliminates the earth ground. It might help to add these ground loop isolators to the receiving radios also. Big LED lights and definitely CFL/Halogen bulbs will cause interference. Radio reception is better than others on various radios. I’m using this Hurricane for restored radios and when I transmit to other rooms, I use my FM transmitter for that. Just experiment with several things to get the best reception. Perhaps if your radios have the 3 prong grounded plugs, you could try using an adapter eliminating the earth ground and or install ferrite coils, also known as a ferrite bead, a ferrite choke, or an RFI choke wrapped around the power cord. You can find these installed on things like AC adapters like laptops etc. If you’re using Bluetooth I can’t help you there since I don’t have that option, but I would try all the suggestion above. Good Luck!