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My Antenna is Stuck!
Paul Philco322
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07-20-2017, 05:18 PM
May have solved the problem, I took a non scratch scouring pad, cleaned the antenna with some De Oxit on the pad, lubed antenna, repeated, and it seems to function well. 

Even got the last sections extnded, the test will be closing for a while and then pulling out. 

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My Antenna is Stuck! - by Paul Philco322 - 07-20-2017, 10:54 AM
RE: My Antenna is Stuck! - by Phlogiston - 07-20-2017, 11:19 AM
RE: My Antenna is Stuck! - by morzh - 07-20-2017, 11:20 AM
RE: My Antenna is Stuck! - by Paul Philco322 - 07-20-2017, 12:16 PM
RE: My Antenna is Stuck! - by Paul Philco322 - 07-20-2017, 05:18 PM
RE: My Antenna is Stuck! - by sam - 07-20-2017, 08:17 PM
RE: My Antenna is Stuck! - by Paul Philco322 - 07-23-2017, 07:57 PM
RE: My Antenna is Stuck! - by OldRestorer - 07-23-2017, 09:04 PM
RE: My Antenna is Stuck! - by Eliot Ness - 07-24-2017, 08:35 AM



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