09-05-2022, 04:13 AM
Very interesting seeing inside the antenna can!
Quite a few years back I bought a storage full of audio items, tubes, advertising and a lot of items from a Philco radio shop that was active in the 1920's and at least through the 1960's.
In with the items I found two of the 1930's Philco antennas still in their boxes. Since I have a 37-690, and was getting noise and static in my 40 miles south of Los Angeles area, I decided to try one of the antennas. I knew they were designed for Philco sets and was hoping they were what I needed. Using the installation instructions in the box I found I didn't have any better reception than with other wire or balum antennas I had tried. Still had a lot of noise. I was about to try another antenna when I came across and started reading one of the hundreds of paper items that were in the lot.
What I read was a 26 page book Philco and the Radio Manufacturers Service made for dealers (installers) on noise elimination in antenna systems. This book was put out in the same year that my antennas were made as there is a photo of the box and details of how to use what is inside. The book goes into great details on how to correctly install this particular antenna and its attachment on any radio made. I followed their directions and ended up using this antenna for 3 years. I had to take it down every year when I had my trees trimmed and never put it up after the third year. It was the quietest and most sensitive wire antenna I had ever used! I ended up using the radio with one of my several Wellbrook antennas as in the last photo. With the loop I no longer needed the trees as a mount. Since the Wellbrook is not on a rotator like the ones I use with my communication receivers I'd say the 1930's Philco antenna is easily as quiet and was a bit more sensitive as the Wellbrook. If on a rotator I'd have to say the Wellbrook is more sensitive as you can null out signals from any direction.
When correctly installed the Philco Aerial is really a great antenna.
Quite a few years back I bought a storage full of audio items, tubes, advertising and a lot of items from a Philco radio shop that was active in the 1920's and at least through the 1960's.
In with the items I found two of the 1930's Philco antennas still in their boxes. Since I have a 37-690, and was getting noise and static in my 40 miles south of Los Angeles area, I decided to try one of the antennas. I knew they were designed for Philco sets and was hoping they were what I needed. Using the installation instructions in the box I found I didn't have any better reception than with other wire or balum antennas I had tried. Still had a lot of noise. I was about to try another antenna when I came across and started reading one of the hundreds of paper items that were in the lot.
What I read was a 26 page book Philco and the Radio Manufacturers Service made for dealers (installers) on noise elimination in antenna systems. This book was put out in the same year that my antennas were made as there is a photo of the box and details of how to use what is inside. The book goes into great details on how to correctly install this particular antenna and its attachment on any radio made. I followed their directions and ended up using this antenna for 3 years. I had to take it down every year when I had my trees trimmed and never put it up after the third year. It was the quietest and most sensitive wire antenna I had ever used! I ended up using the radio with one of my several Wellbrook antennas as in the last photo. With the loop I no longer needed the trees as a mount. Since the Wellbrook is not on a rotator like the ones I use with my communication receivers I'd say the 1930's Philco antenna is easily as quiet and was a bit more sensitive as the Wellbrook. If on a rotator I'd have to say the Wellbrook is more sensitive as you can null out signals from any direction.
When correctly installed the Philco Aerial is really a great antenna.
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