i just got the darn thing to work good now…  i found a rotted up trace UNDER the pcb.  Ripping the main board out of this radio is a pain!

in the middle of listening to radio China Radio international with a make shift 2ft x 2ft half-wave dipole in my office right now. 

http://www.short-wave.info/index.php?station=CHINA%20RADIO%20INTERNATIONAL

9580 CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL 01:00 01:57 1234567 English 250 10 CUB
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