>Hope that helps! Oh, you want more information? Okay, best thing to
>do (if the lead is still long enough) is to get a new end connector
>for it. A splice is not going to work very well. It will pull in the
>more powerful stations, perhaps, but that's about it. It's not just
>carrying voltage - it's a bit more complex than that. Where to get a
>new conector? Well, if you have one to use as an example you can
>probably find one at a Ham radio or CB shop. Or an electronics
>warehouse. But Tom W probably knows which connector type is used.
>(I've never pulled out a raoadster radio, so I don't know) With the
>proper name you can let your fingers do the walking.
While I may be wrong, I think the radios use Motorola type coaxial
connectors. There are a number of variations, but they basically consist
of a sleeve that is connected to the outer shield (braid) of the antenna
coax and a spike for the center conductor. There are at least a couple of
varieties offered by Radio Shack, who also has a female to male extender
cable in case the length of coax attached to the antenna is too short.
FWIW,
Ron
Ronnie Day
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Dallas/Ft. Worth
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'71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
'73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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