I have two old console radios (1929~1929) and would like to find an atenna for them. I have no idea where to look. When I look under antenna in some general Internet searches, I get junk. Would someone point me in the right direction, please? I could probably build one if I had the plans or some good pictures. Please Help? Thanks

Hi Don

An antenna is just a long wire connected to your radio. In those days 50 feet of wire 10 feet or higher would have been ideal. With stronger stations today 20 feet of wire along the floor will work.

Norm

: I have two old console radios (1929~1929) and would like to find an atenna for them. I have no idea where to look. When I look under antenna in some general Internet searches, I get junk. Would someone point me in the right direction, please? I could probably build one if I had the plans or some good pictures. Please Help? Thanks

As Norm noted, any type of wire antenna should work. For starters,
you might pay a visit to your local Radio Shack. You can buy simple wire
antennas that will hook up to the connectors for a couple of dollars, and if
they don't work out, Radio Shack has a liberal return policy. I believe they sell other
types of radio antennas as well, such as roof-mounted, etc.

BTY, I did a search on Google's advanced search page:
http://www.google.com/advanced_search
typing in "antique radio" in the exact phrase box, and "antenna" in the find all the words box,
and came up with a number of hits, but mostly for bulletin boards. Other word combinations
such as "radio loop antenna" might yield more results.

Hope this helps.

D. Spanovich

Don,
You ar eprobably looking for one of those cool old wound antennas on a base so you can tune it by rotatiing it. Try E-Bay and search for antique radio antenna. Also try http://www.oldradioparts.com.

: I have two old console radios (1929~1929) and would like to find an atenna for them. I have no idea where to look. When I look under antenna in some general Internet searches, I get junk. Would someone point me in the right direction, please? I could probably build one if I had the plans or some good pictures. Please Help? Thanks