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Philco 42-380 antenna hookups?
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06-20-2024, 09:09 AM
Your set the screw terminals connect only to the loop ants barring the one test point. You need the external ant adapter. It plugs into the socket above the terminal strip. It has a connection for a single wire ant.

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Philco 42-380 antenna hookups? - by TomasTomas - 06-19-2024, 03:05 AM
RE: Philco 42-380 antenna hookups? - by morzh - 06-19-2024, 09:46 PM
RE: Philco 42-380 antenna hookups? - by Radioroslyn - 06-20-2024, 09:09 AM



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