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40-190 Short Wave Antenna
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Hello Chuck
Thank you. I took a 20 foot length of 18 ga. wire, and ran it out in the living room. The reception was much improved.
Now I need to figure out a way to hide it. I might be able to run it in the garage. I could drill a 1/16 hole in the wall, and I would be real close to the radio. If I would run it in the garage could I make a big loop, or must it be a straight wire? About the ground. The antenna screw is grounded to the chassis, but the chassis is floating, because the L2 of the plug goes to the primary of the transformer only.
I was thinking about using a three prong plug. I would run the ground wire to the antenna ground screw or to the chassis. This would ground the chassis to the ground rods that ground the outlet grounds. I know that the outlet grounds are okay, because I wired the house. Would this cause any problems?
Bob

Hello BDM
I bought the radio at an antique shop in Roscoe, Illinois. The radio was born the same year as I, but I think now it might be in better shape then me. Icon_razz


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40-190 Short Wave Antenna - by Bob - 06-23-2009, 03:08 PM
Re: 40-190 Short Wave Antenna - by Chuck Schwark - 06-23-2009, 08:23 PM
Re: 40-190 Short Wave Antenna - by BDM - 06-27-2009, 05:23 PM
Re: 40-190 Short Wave Antenna - by Bob - 06-28-2009, 02:36 PM
Re: 40-190 Short Wave Antenna - by Chuck Schwark - 06-29-2009, 10:04 AM
Re: 40-190 Short Wave Antenna - by g8wayg8r - 07-24-2009, 01:30 AM



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