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In the old days the cheapo FM antenna was a T-shaped pair of wires with 2 connectors. The last 2 stereo units I've bought both had a single wire, maybe 4 feet long, with only 1 connector. Is this comparable to the old 2-wire antennae I remember? Worth replacing? Can I take an old T-type antenna and join its two wires into the single connector I have on my receiver for better reception? |
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Todd H. wrote:
Jerome writes: In the old days the cheapo FM antenna was a T-shaped pair of wires with 2 connectors. The last 2 stereo units I've bought both had a single wire, maybe 4 feet long, with only 1 connector. Is this comparable to the old 2-wire antennae I remember? Worth replacing? Can I take an old T-type antenna and join its two wires into the single connector I have on my receiver for better reception? Not if you'd like it to work. :-) You'd be shorting out the radio signal. The old style 2-spade lead 300ohm antennae will work just fine however with a 300ohm to 75ohm balun. $5 at radio shack. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search If it's not a co-ax (typically silver, smaller diameter than a dime) style input on your receiver, you'll have to divulge make/model of receiver and look up what your antenna input looks like. Best Regards, Thanks. My receiver is a SONY STR-DE197. Oddly, it uses a balun-like connector, but only the center wire - the shield is plastic. My little Panasonic counter-top also uses only the center wire. Is this a cost-cutting measure? |
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Jerome writes:
In the old days the cheapo FM antenna was a T-shaped pair of wires with 2 connectors. The last 2 stereo units I've bought both had a single wire, maybe 4 feet long, with only 1 connector. Is this comparable to the old 2-wire antennae I remember? Worth replacing? Can I take an old T-type antenna and join its two wires into the single connector I have on my receiver for better reception? Not if you'd like it to work. :-) You'd be shorting out the radio signal. The old style 2-spade lead 300ohm antennae will work just fine however with a 300ohm to 75ohm balun. $5 at radio shack. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search If it's not a co-ax (typically silver, smaller diameter than a dime) style input on your receiver, you'll have to divulge make/model of receiver and look up what your antenna input looks like. Best Regards, -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H \ / | http://www.toddh.net/ X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/ / \ http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | http://myspace.com/mytriplethreatband |
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"Jerome" wrote in message news:PO4vi.49102$rX4.34624@pd7urf2no... Todd H. wrote: Jerome writes: In the old days the cheapo FM antenna was a T-shaped pair of wires with 2 connectors. The last 2 stereo units I've bought both had a single wire, maybe 4 feet long, with only 1 connector. Is this comparable to the old 2-wire antennae I remember? Worth replacing? Can I take an old T-type antenna and join its two wires into the single connector I have on my receiver for better reception? Not if you'd like it to work. :-) You'd be shorting out the radio signal. The old style 2-spade lead 300ohm antennae will work just fine however with a 300ohm to 75ohm balun. $5 at radio shack. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search If it's not a co-ax (typically silver, smaller diameter than a dime) style input on your receiver, you'll have to divulge make/model of receiver and look up what your antenna input looks like. Best Regards, Thanks. My receiver is a SONY STR-DE197. Oddly, it uses a balun-like connector, but only the center wire - the shield is plastic. My little Panasonic counter-top also uses only the center wire. Is this a cost-cutting measure? Cost cutting? Yes. mz |
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