[Jerome]

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?

[Jerome]

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?

[Todd H.]

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,
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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?


Cost cutting?

Yes.

mz