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Model 37-84 Help Needed
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06-10-2015, 03:18 PM
A 37-84, as well as the older 84, 81 or 80 requires a long antenna and a good ground. By "long" I mean 50 feet or better. 25 feet might do; 10 or less is all but useless to one of these four-tube wonders.
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06-10-2015, 03:50 PM
In that case, this might just become a nice display piece.
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06-10-2015, 05:40 PM
Subdivision with a HOA?
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06-10-2015, 06:19 PM
No. Wife.
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06-10-2015, 06:28 PM
Oh. Worst-case scenario. Icon_silent 

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