Re: Sony ST242L tuner works on only half the frequency range
The program sensor doesn't do the actual tuning, that's done by the varicap diodes in the FM front end. However, they get their variable tuning voltage via that mysterious block.
Is it a sealed unit or are its components accessible?
Have you checked that the high and low limit tuning voltages fed to the program sensor are correct?
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