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GE 212 FM Antenna
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01-29-2014, 09:32 AM
Philco used a small flat piece of metal clamped around the power cord, well insulated, as an FM antenna on many of their postwar FM radios. Sounds similar to the GE setup.
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GE 212 FM Antenna - by Raleigh - 01-28-2014, 01:21 PM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by morzh - 01-28-2014, 02:40 PM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by Raleigh - 01-28-2014, 03:25 PM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by skyscraper - 01-28-2014, 04:26 PM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by BrendaAnnD - 01-28-2014, 09:15 PM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by Raleigh - 01-29-2014, 01:11 AM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by BrendaAnnD - 01-29-2014, 01:28 AM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by Ron Ramirez - 01-29-2014, 09:32 AM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by Raleigh - 01-29-2014, 12:21 PM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by Ron Ramirez - 01-29-2014, 12:28 PM
RE: GE 212 FM Antenna - by Mondial - 01-29-2014, 04:33 PM



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