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High-Efficiency Aerial Question
Robbie Roberts
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03-07-2006, 05:19 AM
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
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High-Efficiency Aerial Question - by Robbie Roberts - 03-07-2006, 05:19 AM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 03-07-2006, 10:16 AM
[No subject] - by Robbie Roberts - 03-07-2006, 04:19 PM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 03-07-2006, 05:36 PM
[No subject] - by Robbie Roberts - 03-07-2006, 06:01 PM
[No subject] - by rjm - 03-07-2006, 06:33 PM
[No subject] - by Robbie Roberts - 03-07-2006, 06:40 PM
[No subject] - by rjm - 03-07-2006, 08:20 PM
[No subject] - by Robbie Roberts - 03-07-2006, 08:32 PM
[No subject] - by rjm - 03-07-2006, 08:52 PM
[No subject] - by Robbie Roberts - 03-07-2006, 09:13 PM
[No subject] - by rjm - 03-07-2006, 09:24 PM
[No subject] - by Robbie Roberts - 03-07-2006, 11:14 PM
[No subject] - by rjm - 03-07-2006, 11:35 PM
[No subject] - by Robbie Roberts - 03-08-2006, 02:44 AM
Antenna - by Doug Houston - 03-12-2006, 12:44 AM
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[No subject] - by etech - 07-13-2008, 11:14 AM
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Re: High-Efficiency Aerial Question - by BDM - 09-11-2008, 06:19 PM



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