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02-12-2012, 08:20 PM
I'm with Terry on this one. The description sounds good until you get to where it says "Antenna is non amplified requires no power and totally passive". A non amplified whip is not going to do much good. Experiment with 20 or 30 feet of wire running along the floor or draped over a curtain rod. Also check out this thread http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=4066
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Antenna? - by jlc977 - 02-12-2012, 07:29 PM
Re: Antenna? - by 7estatdef - 02-12-2012, 08:00 PM
Re: Antenna? - by jlc977 - 02-12-2012, 08:12 PM
Re: Antenna? - by Steve Davis - 02-12-2012, 08:20 PM
Re: Antenna? - by rocketeer - 02-12-2012, 09:23 PM
Re: Antenna? - by tpcaz - 02-12-2012, 11:04 PM
Re: Antenna? - by magicclocks - 02-14-2012, 02:02 PM



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