04-12-2026, 02:41 PM
I put the radio in my basement room, on top of my Cornwall speaker, where I had a little corner dedicated to Ron - personal mementos, the cards he and Debbie sent me. Now the AK10A is right there.
I thought of the antenna. I do not have good routes for it, so what I did was, I took some thin (AWG34, maybe) magnet wire and ran it vertically, 3 feet or so, to the suspension of the sewer pipe and then along it for another 6 or so feet. The vertical segment is the advantage of it. Then I tried the radio and it receives very lod and clear. WIthout GND, which I also intend to provide, as soon as I think of a good Grounding point somewhere.
Right now I am looking for some time-appropriate music collection to download into my old Apple iPod, which I will then connect to my SSTRAN and so the radio will be playing something that it could actually play at the time when it was young.
I will make a video and put it out.
I thought of the antenna. I do not have good routes for it, so what I did was, I took some thin (AWG34, maybe) magnet wire and ran it vertically, 3 feet or so, to the suspension of the sewer pipe and then along it for another 6 or so feet. The vertical segment is the advantage of it. Then I tried the radio and it receives very lod and clear. WIthout GND, which I also intend to provide, as soon as I think of a good Grounding point somewhere.
Right now I am looking for some time-appropriate music collection to download into my old Apple iPod, which I will then connect to my SSTRAN and so the radio will be playing something that it could actually play at the time when it was young.
I will make a video and put it out.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.




