[AT] Shop related - radio

[Mike Sloane]

If it were me, I would take a stab at stripping back the co-ax and 
attaching the center conductor to the stick antenna with a clothes pin 
and the shield connected (or maybe not) to a chassis ground. That might 
work. I had a similar problem and got pretty good reception that way.

Mike

Greg Hass wrote:
> 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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