Connect FM radio with rod antenna only to CATV?

[RedFox]

Hello Gurus -)

I'm back again. This time I have a Panasonic radio that has an extensible
antenna and no other antenna connection. The rod is attached with a single
screw to a metal part of the radio. I could make up a metal strip to attach
one contact of the CATV cable. Should the other one, the cable sheath, be
connected to the radio ground or is this a lost cause?

TIA

rf

[Gary A. Edelstein]

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:34:43 GMT, "RedFox" > wrote:

>Hello Gurus -)
>
>I'm back again. This time I have a Panasonic radio that has an extensible
>antenna and no other antenna connection. The rod is attached with a single
>screw to a metal part of the radio. I could make up a metal strip to attach
>one contact of the CATV cable. Should the other one, the cable sheath, be
>connected to the radio ground or is this a lost cause?
>
It's an optional connection. If you can connect the ground to the
radio chassis, do so.

Gary E
>
>rf
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>

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[RedFox]

"Gary A. Edelstein" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:34:43 GMT, "RedFox" > wrote:
>
> >Hello Gurus -)
> >
> >I'm back again. This time I have a Panasonic radio that has an extensible
> >antenna and no other antenna connection. The rod is attached with a
single
> >screw to a metal part of the radio. I could make up a metal strip to
attach
> >one contact of the CATV cable. Should the other one, the cable sheath, be
> >connected to the radio ground or is this a lost cause?
> >
> It's an optional connection. If you can connect the ground to the
> radio chassis, do so.
>
> Gary E

Right on the button again Gary.

I made a temporary connection between the middle wire on the cable and the
rod antenna
and it works fine.

Now to get something better.

Thanks again :-)

rf

[Gary A. Edelstein]

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:40:57 GMT, "RedFox" > wrote:

>Right on the button again Gary.
>
>I made a temporary connection between the middle wire on the cable and the
>rod antenna
>and it works fine.
>
>Now to get something better.
>
>Thanks again :-)
>
Thanks for the kind words and you're welcome

Gary E
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[JOHN BRINE]

yeah, that'll work
now, assuming cable FM.....I used a crappy balun transformer (about a
buck) plus 2 gator clips. worked okay too

just my 2 cents
jb