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Antenna choice
Tom Hamilton
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10-22-2011, 09:15 PM
I'm pretty new to old radio repair, too. I live on the first floor in an apartment. Does the choice of wire matter or the gage? I've got about 20 feet of old speaker copper wire elevated several feet off of the floor running around my living room. Can I add some smaller gage copper wire to the end to make a longer antenna run? Should it be soldered together? Any other tips you can offer me? Thanks, Tom
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Antenna choice - by kbm37-630 - 10-18-2011, 05:52 PM
Re: Antenna choice - by exray - 10-18-2011, 06:23 PM
Re: Antenna choice - by gvel - 10-20-2011, 06:27 PM
Re: Antenna choice - by Arran - 10-20-2011, 11:11 PM
Re: Antenna choice - by Tom Hamilton - 10-22-2011, 09:15 PM
Re: Antenna choice - by gvel - 10-23-2011, 09:10 AM
Re: Antenna choice - by Tom Hamilton - 10-23-2011, 11:04 AM



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