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18th Oct 2021, 6:16 pm | #1 |
Diode
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.
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Replace internal plate aerial
The radio I have obtained has clearly been somewhere damp (and may have had a hard working life). It has an internal plate aerial which is a metal sheet attached to the cardboard backing board which, as per the attached photo, is in a bad way.
Is it possible to recreate these? Are they worth the hassle? A |
18th Oct 2021, 6:24 pm | #2 |
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Oxford, UK
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Re: Replace internal plate aerial
You could just glue on a sheet of heavyweight kitchen foil and then punch through the holes, but these sorts of aerials are pretty hopeless unless you're next door to the transmitter. Even a couple of yards of wire in the aerial socket will give better reception.
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18th Oct 2021, 6:51 pm | #3 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Wiltshire, UK.
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Re: Replace internal plate aerial
Those internal aerials were always pretty hopeless; if you really feel the need to recreate it you can get adhesive-backed aluminium 'flashing-tape' from DIY-shops, but to be honest I wouldn't bother - an internal aerial like that will only pick up near-field 'hash'. Fat better to forget about it and use a decent external antenna which can be sited away from noise sources.
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