[RodB]

Murf and Other Philco-ists,

Here is my contribution for a quick, versatile and effective antenna.  Last winter I worked on a radio that didn't have a loop or long wire.  When it came time to test I couldn't find the wire I normally used for an antenna so I started looking around for something else.  The first thing I looked at was a short ethernet cable hanging on the wall.  I looked at the 6 foot cable and it was an older, outdated one so I cut the connectors off,  removed an inch and a half of insulation.
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After stripping a quarter inch of insulation from each of the eight wires on one end, I joined each pair; orange with orange stripe, blue with blue stripe, etc.
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On the other end I stripped the wires but connected each wire to a non-corresponding wire creating three separate pairs leaving the forth pair unconnected.  I now have a continuous wire looping through the cable. Attach two gator clips to the unconnected wires and I now have a forty-eight foot loop.
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It worked great.  I used it on the next radio and it worked for that one too.  The next radio I worked on needed an internal antenna loop so I coiled another ethernet antenna into the top of the cabinet with great results.  Try one of these and let us know how it goes.

Rod