Tweak AM rcvr 4 1700KHz The AM broadcast band is expanding up to 1700KHz soon, and some AM radios can be adjusted to accomodate this new spectrum. The radio should have vague calibrations, as the calibration would otherwise need to be changed. We're talking about analog tuned radios, like cheap portables or clock radios. Practice on a radio you don't care about before you attempt a good radio! Step 1: You'll need a 1700KHz signal source, perferrably AM modulated with a tone. Also tunable to the range 530 to 1710KHZ. Step 2: See how far the radio will tune before you touch any adjustments. Maybe it already is capable of getting 1700KHz. If not... Step 3: You need to identify the purpose of all trimmers and adjustments in the radio. Assuming no RF stage, look for: antenna trimmer cap, oscillator trimmer cap, oscillator tank coil, Antenna loopstick (hopefully, the wire is wound on a slidable paper coilform), and the IF coils. Step 4: Mark, with a fine point magic marker, the orginal positions of all cap and coil adjustments, so you can return them to their orginal setting if this procedure doesn't work out. Look to see if the osc and ant trimmer caps are currently set at about their midpoints, not at or near minimum capacitance. If they are near or at minimum, stop. This procedure then won't work with that radio. Step 5: Set the signal source to 530 KHz, and check that the radio can tune that in, and then see how far the radio can tune the upper end. Also tune in radio stations of known frequency and zerobeat the generator, as a check on the generator's accuracy. Now find a station at or near the top end of the band and "walk" it doun your dial a little bit by making small adjustments of the oscillator trimmer (turn for less capacitance on the trimmer). Tune to the bottom of the dial, and adjust the osc coil to bring back the bottom of the band (530). Repeate this process a few times, as you walk the station at the top of the band down. Check to see if you can receive your generator set to 1710KHz yet (Gives the radio a little leeway for temperature and whatnot drift over time). Step 6: Now that the radio can tune 530 to 1710KHz, you'll need to tweak the antenna LC circuit. Tune a station near 620KHz, and slide the antenna loopstick coil (avoid putting your fingers on the coil itself, touch the ends of the coilform with fingernails or such) for max signal strength. Now tune a station near 1480KHz, and tweak the antenna trimmer cap. repeat process a few times. You shouldn't need to touch the IF strip. That should do it. Enjoy the new stations when they sign on. Proceed at your own risk