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Old November 20th 06, 11:15 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
Dale Parfitt Dale Parfitt is offline
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Default Drake R4-C antenna connector question


"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
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If you see an RCA connector on an antenna input, you can _probably_ assume
it wants to see a high-impedance longwire antenna. You may get better
results from a 50 ohm source with some matching. Then again, maybe not.
--scott

Never saw this before. Drake, Collins and Heathkit all used the RCA phono
socket for low impedance antennas. The recievers that are 600 Ohms or so
used a terminal strip. There may be exceptions, but that's what they are-
exceptions.

Dale W4OP