[Robbie Roberts]

Hi Gus!
I am actually wondering what, exactly, makes up the "Philco High Efficiency Aerial for use with the built in automatic Foreign Tuning System" In short- What's in the box besides the longwire?

By observation, it appears it is:
Longwire antenna
Lead in wire
Ceramic pass-through tube for wire
1 pair insulators with nails
1 pair plastic or ceramic wire insulators
1 Lightning Arrestor
1 clamp
1 metal can attached to lead in wire


So:
How long is the long wire? Is it one loop(single long wire) or two(dipole)?
How long and what type is the lead-in?
What is in the little metal can? Is it simply a connection point for the longwire to the lead in? Or is there a condensor or such within?

I have the lightning arrestor. RS can help with the longwire itself, the feed through tube, and insulators should present no problems: but the can has me wondering!

Next antenna question, How is it all connected to the radio?

Last one- If I connect an in-the-apartment longwire, it should connect to the number 1 terminal. Is it ok to connect one of the others to a cold water pipe ground? If so, which one is best, and how should the jumper be arranged?

The long wire questions are so I can get one together. The apartment question is because I am stuck in one for the time being, but when I get my own place(as in house), I will be constructing a longwire array...

Thanks for any help!
Scott