[dtvmcdonald]

If the traps are off, the main alignment probably is too.

In contradiction to what is usually said here, ALL of my postwar sets
have been off in alignment, so a modest amount, some horribly.
There is no cure except good equipment and following instructions.

If you have the rare set where you can't find instructions, you need to
carefully note settings. I count turns on variable caps and measure slug
positions with a vernier caliper. Then carefully tweek. If you don't
have experience, even with instructions, measure first so you can reset if
it gets out of hand (like oscillation).

Interestingly, if my TRK-12 had been a color set ... no alignment would
have been necessary ... it was a textbook-perfect image of the
CT-100 response as I got it. Of course, this had been a research-lab test chassis.

My avatar was only achieved after doing a really careful alignment job.
"Before" you could have seen the problems in that icon-sized image!

Of course traps are easier, since they can be set to an
exact frequency.