Date:         Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:00:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Tim New <timnew@PACBELL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tim New <timnew@PACBELL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Antenna wires
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The two wire have the same ends, one wire is black one is white.  If I
connect one of them to the radio I get FM, and if I connect the other I get
AM.  I suspect I can connect them together and get both.  Has anyone ever
seen this?

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>From: NotaJeep@aol.com
>To: timnew@pacbell.net
>Subject: Re: Antenna wires
>Date: Mon, Jan 29, 2001, 5:30 PM
>

> In a message dated 1/29/01 5:49:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> timnew@PACBELL.NET writes:
>
> << I've got two wires coming off my Antenna to my radio.  >>
>  One of two things..either you have an odd antenna that doesn't have a
> coaxial cable so that one is the antenna and the other is a ground OR you
> have an AM/FM-CB antenna...Honestly the antenna for AM/FM is the same...real
> diode heads are going to point out that the polarization and orientation of
> the two systems is opposite (AM is horizontal and FM is vertical)
> But for a car radio? baaa...I'll bet it's the CB lead..you can measure the
> resistance to mast from the lead..the "CB: wire will have quite a bit of
> resistance as it's got a "loading coil" in there somewhere ..the AM/FM will
> be almost a dead short..
> The wires have different ends, no?
>
> steve
>
> "Hey! nice Jeep, Mister! "
> "Look kid, it's NOTAJEEP! "