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Model 38-60 Antenna
#1

Good morning all,

Just received the subject model to restore that is complete except for the antenna. It is merely a piece of very small gauge wire about 6 inches long. Must be a kluge. Does anyone know of the correct configuration or materials or part number of an original antenna? Thanks in advance for any help. Rick
#2

There's not an original antenna per se. It is set up to be used with a random length wire (more than 6 inches!) or one of the outdoor dipoles that Philco had on the market at the time that served most all of their radios.

You'll get excellent performance with a random wire, preferably outdoors, as long and high as possible.
#3

Or, if you want that must have original aerial, they pop up on Ebag from time to time.
http://www.philcoradio.com/phorum/showth...hp?tid=297

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#4

Thanks guys,
I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't missing a device that was meant to be mounted inside the chassis.




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