grundig: Does this wiring make sense?

Hello All:

I'm working on a Grundig 2065 USA model.  I've done the usual recitifer replacement and recapping and it is playing quite well, but I noticed these two wires looped together off the UKW switching and don't know what to make of it.  The wires are insulated wires that are looped together, not soldered or physically connecting the copper in any way.  They appear original (I don't see any evidence that this radio had been worked on prior to me).  I believe the wires are "connecting" a coil to the RF can.   Can this be correct and, and if so, why would they have done this?

Thanks,

Mark

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It is a common (and cheap) way of creating a small, more or less adjustable capacitance of a few pF.

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Thank you.  I have never seen this before and it seemed odd.  Another enthusiast also showed a picture of a similar model with the same detail which was reassuring.

All the best,

Mark

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