hi. have an Atwater kent model 55. radio has been restored and working fine. problem is it does not work where I live. to much interfearence. can I some how make a tube fm tuner work on this radio?

In my opinion it is better to build an AM transmitter. then you can broadcast FM to your stock Atwater Kent.

My AK 55 doesn't have such a problem. Can you localize the source of any interference?

An FM-to-AM xmtr is worth try, but if the broadcast frequencies are being interfered with, it may not help?

:My AK 55 doesn't have such a problem. Can you localize the source of any interference?
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:An FM-to-AM xmtr is worth try, but if the broadcast frequencies are being interfered with, it may not help?
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broadcast frequencies are the problem. some how id have to disconnect the am band from the amp. but I have no clue as to how. thank you

Most radio designs eventually settled on a volume control that adjusts the amount of audio going from the demodulator tube (diode) to the grid of the first audio amp. In these sets it is easy to insert a selector switch to allow the choice of radio audio or audio from an external switch. Many radios built in the 1930s and after already have this provision built in

Not so with the AK 55. The audio stages run "wide open" and sound volume is controlled by knocking down the amount of RF signal getting into the RF amp stages.
So, getting your set to accept an external audio source would take a bit of experimentation and cobbling. No technical reason it can't be done, but it will be a bit more difficult than with later sets (those from after 1933 or so).

Yes, it's hard to predict if this would be successful or not. Depends on if the interference is conducted (coming into the set via the line cord) or radiated (coming into the set via the antenna connection). It might be possible to build a kind of "closed circuit" setup with a coaxial cable hookup between the AM modulator and the radio. That would exclude or minimize most radiated interference "seen" by the radio, but would do very little to circumvent stuff sneaking in via the line cord.

You could run the mono output of the FM tuner through the audio amp stages of the AK 55, but to do so would require modifying the set with a mode switch, input jack, and possibly a volume control potentiometer. However, you are likely to be unhappy with the results due to the relatively "low fidelity" nature of the 55, push-pull 45 tubes notwithstanding.

It might be more satisfying in the long run to identify and eliminate the source of the interference.
Unless you live in an industrial area, most interference problems originate in the home and therefore can be eliminated or minimized fairly easily.

:You could run the mono output of the FM tuner through the audio amp stages of the AK 55, but to do so would require modifying the set with a mode switch, input jack, and possibly a volume control potentiometer. However, you are likely to be unhappy with the results due to the relatively "low fidelity" nature of the 55, push-pull 45 tubes notwithstanding.
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:It might be more satisfying in the long run to identify and eliminate the source of the interference.
:Unless you live in an industrial area, most interference problems originate in the home and therefore can be eliminated or minimized fairly easily.
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any am radio I have will not work well in my place. metal studs and the lighting they use in the building. there for I will leave well enough alone. thank you for all your help.