[Rhodes22-list] Next photo mystery - VHF antenna?

[Bud]

Joe,
  I see your point.  To avoid confusion ... the 3' antenna 
(plug-in-the-back) is just a length
of wire that sits behind behind the AM/FM radio ... it is maybe a $5 Pep 
Boys part.
The 36" antenna is the metal rod that would attach to the base load that 
is mounted on top of the mast.
Two different antennas, that are the same length.

-Bud

Joseph Hadzima wrote:

>Hi Bud:
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>Is that because the 3' antenna is actually 36" long?
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>   :^)
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>--- Bud <budconnor at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>John,
>>  it doesn't have to be "matched", it just needs to be
>>36" long 
>>(preferably stainless steel) and the right diameter
>>so that it makes a good connection when it is secured. 
>>36" is a the 
>>half-wave antenna for VHF frequencies.
>>I have not compared a VHF/FM splitter-based antenna vs. a
>>simple 3' 
>>plug-in-the-back-antenna, but my 3'
>>plug-in-the-back antenna pulls in distant FM stations
>>just fine.
>>
>>-Bud
>>ps - welcome aboard!
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>>John Lock wrote:
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>>>At 11:59 AM 3/11/2007 -0400, you wrote:
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>>>>John,
>>>>Your Metz antennae is what's known as a base loaded
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>>antennae. There is
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>>>>supposed to be a wire whip antennae which I believe
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>>screws on to the 
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>>>>base.  Many
>>>>people also use the whip to mount a Windex wind
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>>indicator.
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>>>OK, thanks.  I'll search around in the cabin and see if
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>>it's there.  
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>>>Is this something you can pick up at your local Radio
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>>Shack or does it 
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>>>have to come from Metz and match the system?  Can I
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>>unscrew the one 
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>>>from my dead '85 Blazer and use that?  ;-)
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>>>Also FYI - there is a separate whip for the Windex. 
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>>You can see that 
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>>>whip in the photo.
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>>>Cheers!
>>>
>>>John Lock
>>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>?????? - '79 Rhodes 22
>>>Lake Sinclair, GA
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