Need Help With Antennas

9/14/2008 5:48:56 PMJohnny

Hello! I have several different radios and they all pick up the same AM station but on some of them the reception is better. The radios I reference have built-in loop antennas of different sizes. I'm trying to finish my Airline 62-9 that had no antenna in it when I got it. Just the screw on the back of the chassis for an antenna connection. I'm trying to install one of a couple different loops that I haved salveged from other radios. I get a bit of reception (about the same) no matter which one I try to use but no matter which one I don't get nearly as good reception as I do on the other radios. I can touch the loop and reception is greatly increased. Question: How should the loop antenna be connected to the radio?

9/14/2008 5:56:31 PMLewis Linson

Johnny:
Have you tried tweaking on the antenna trimmer screw? It is the one associated with the large section of the tuning capacitor.
Lewis

:Hello! I have several different radios and they all pick up the same AM station but on some of them the reception is better. The radios I reference have built-in loop antennas of different sizes. I'm trying to finish my Airline 62-9 that had no antenna in it when I got it. Just the screw on the back of the chassis for an antenna connection. I'm trying to install one of a couple different loops that I haved salveged from other radios. I get a bit of reception (about the same) no matter which one I try to use but no matter which one I don't get nearly as good reception as I do on the other radios. I can touch the loop and reception is greatly increased. Question: How should the loop antenna be connected to the radio?

9/14/2008 6:18:48 PMJohnny

:Johnny:
:Have you tried tweaking on the antenna trimmer screw? It is the one associated with the large section of the tuning capacitor.
:Lewis
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:Yes Lewis, I've gotten about all I can get out of tweakin' it. I'm playing right now. Using the loop and also running a wire around the inside of the cabinet. Works ok but as soon as I touch the loop reception increases dramatically. If I can act as an antenna there has to be a way to rig a miniature human body in there or something that receives signals as good as the human body. Maybe it's my pacemaker that's acting as an antenna.
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::Hello! I have several different radios and they all pick up the same AM station but on some of them the reception is better. The radios I reference have built-in loop antennas of different sizes. I'm trying to finish my Airline 62-9 that had no antenna in it when I got it. Just the screw on the back of the chassis for an antenna connection. I'm trying to install one of a couple different loops that I haved salveged from other radios. I get a bit of reception (about the same) no matter which one I try to use but no matter which one I don't get nearly as good reception as I do on the other radios. I can touch the loop and reception is greatly increased. Question: How should the loop antenna be connected to the radio?

9/14/2008 7:37:46 PMLewis Linson

Johnny:
Yeah, I kinda figgered you had, but you never know fer sure. Back to the thinking cap.
Lewis

::Johnny:
::Have you tried tweaking on the antenna trimmer screw? It is the one associated with the large section of the tuning capacitor.
::Lewis
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::Yes Lewis, I've gotten about all I can get out of tweakin' it. I'm playing right now. Using the loop and also running a wire around the inside of the cabinet. Works ok but as soon as I touch the loop reception increases dramatically. If I can act as an antenna there has to be a way to rig a miniature human body in there or something that receives signals as good as the human body. Maybe it's my pacemaker that's acting as an antenna.
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:::Hello! I have several different radios and they all pick up the same AM station but on some of them the reception is better. The radios I reference have built-in loop antennas of different sizes. I'm trying to finish my Airline 62-9 that had no antenna in it when I got it. Just the screw on the back of the chassis for an antenna connection. I'm trying to install one of a couple different loops that I haved salveged from other radios. I get a bit of reception (about the same) no matter which one I try to use but no matter which one I don't get nearly as good reception as I do on the other radios. I can touch the loop and reception is greatly increased. Question: How should the loop antenna be connected to the radio?