[AT] Shop related - radio

[charlie hill]

Greg,

You need to know what ohm antenna lead you have on the built in antenna. 
With that knowledge you could most likely get an adapter from some one like 
Radio Shack that would let you connect the 75 ohm cable.  Then all you would 
need to do is take the case off the radio and connect the adapter to the 
leads from the built in antenna to the radio chassis.  It shouldn't be hard 
to do.

Some one on the list is bound to know more about this than I do so I'll shut 
up.  However there is a simple device that is used to adapt modern TV cable 
to older TV sets.  I suspect it would work for you.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hass" <gkhass at avci.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:50 PM
Subject: [AT] Shop related - radio


>I like to listen to the radio when I'm working alone in the shop, which is 
>99% of the time.  However, being isolated in Michigan's Thumb, we are 70 
>miles from any decent radio stations.  The local station leaves everything 
>to be desired.  Thus, I wish to put an outdoor FM antenna on the roof of 
>the shop with 75 ohm cable coming into the shop.  (I already have one of 
>these on the house and it works great!)  The radio I have in the shop is a 
>big portable with an extendable antenna, but it has no provision for 
>external hookup.  For those members who are electronically blessed, I was 
>wondering if there was a simple way to hook the cable to the existing 
>radio.  I do not wish to go to a newer digital radio as this one is rugged, 
>has nice big buttons for my clumsy hands, and is wired into a 
>switch-controlled outlet to make turning it on easy.  Any ideas would be 
>appreciated.  This is sort of tractor-related as it helps me keep my sanity 
>when working on old equipment.
>
> Greg Hass
> Bad Axe, MI
> In the tip of Michigan's Thumb
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