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unit91
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09-12-2015, 04:20 PM
(09-11-2015, 07:14 PM)VntgRads Wrote:  Find an old car antenna and give it a try.  You won't get too much of anything without one.  You may also have to adjust the antenna trimmer screw on the side.

Craig R.

OK.  When I connect the bulb wire to positive it now lights (had a bad ground before).  When I connect the radio and the bulb wires to positive at the same time the bulb goes out and the radio wire sparks.
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FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-08-2015, 02:14 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by VntgRads - 09-08-2015, 05:07 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-09-2015, 01:39 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by VntgRads - 09-09-2015, 01:47 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by klondike98 - 09-09-2015, 03:26 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-09-2015, 07:39 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by VntgRads - 09-09-2015, 08:55 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-10-2015, 08:07 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by VntgRads - 09-10-2015, 09:49 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-11-2015, 01:40 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by VntgRads - 09-11-2015, 07:14 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-12-2015, 04:20 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-14-2015, 01:23 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-12-2015, 03:47 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by VntgRads - 09-12-2015, 05:48 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by VntgRads - 09-14-2015, 02:12 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by unit91 - 09-14-2015, 04:44 PM
RE: FOMOCO Radio - by VntgRads - 09-14-2015, 06:44 PM



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