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ANTENNA FOR PHILCO 16X CONSOLE
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Bell wire will work Icon_smile

These sets were designed for use with an outdoor longwire, 50 to 100 feet in length placed as high as possible and as far away from power lines as possible.

However, in today's world of houses close together, homeowner's associations and other such nonsense, erecting an outdoor longwire antenna is not always possible. In these cases, you can sometimes get by with 20 feet or so of wire in the room the radio is in, preferably strung along the wall up at ceiling level. But if the Mrs. won't let you do that, then string the wire along the baseboard.

Don't connect the other end of the wire to anything! And make sure young children don't get near it, or plug the free end of the wire into an electrical outlet or something. Safety first!

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


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ANTENNA FOR PHILCO 16X CONSOLE - by Sonnyboy - 12-09-2010, 09:33 AM
Re: ANTENNA FOR PHILCO 16X CONSOLE - by Ron Ramirez - 12-09-2010, 10:08 AM
Re: ANTENNA FOR PHILCO 16X CONSOLE - by Sonnyboy - 12-09-2010, 03:31 PM
Re: ANTENNA FOR PHILCO 16X CONSOLE - by Sonnyboy - 12-09-2010, 03:50 PM
Re: ANTENNA FOR PHILCO 16X CONSOLE - by Sonnyboy - 12-09-2010, 04:12 PM
Re: ANTENNA FOR PHILCO 16X CONSOLE - by Sonnyboy - 12-09-2010, 04:41 PM



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