01-12-2009, 07:23 PM
Give it a try. If its used with a radio which it is not designed for its simply a long piece of wire wound up in a coil electrically. You could probably unwind it and get better reception!
General rule of thumb about old radio "antennas" like the ones on the back cover of a radio or in the bottom of a console. They are usually part of an tuned circuit internal to the radio simply exposed to 'open air' for reception. Not an 'antenna' per se in the same sense as say a TV antenna.
General rule of thumb about old radio "antennas" like the ones on the back cover of a radio or in the bottom of a console. They are usually part of an tuned circuit internal to the radio simply exposed to 'open air' for reception. Not an 'antenna' per se in the same sense as say a TV antenna.
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