Yes I know there is a yahoo group for them before someone provides the link.
;-) I plug and unplug my external antenna quite often (as should everyone.) My
question and worry is that over a period of time it will do damage to the
entrance of the radio.

Is there an adapter at Rat Shack that I can plug my external antenna into.
Follow me? One that I can just leave plugged into all the time, then plug
'into' when I'm ready to listen?

Hope this makes sense. ;-)

"Dxluver" wrote in message
...
Yes I know there is a yahoo group for them before someone provides the
link.
;-) I plug and unplug my external antenna quite often (as should
everyone.) My
question and worry is that over a period of time it will do damage to
the
entrance of the radio.

Is there an adapter at Rat Shack that I can plug my external antenna
into.
Follow me? One that I can just leave plugged into all the time, then
plug
'into' when I'm ready to listen?

Hope this makes sense. ;-)

Are you thinking of making a short extension and plugging and unplugging
the antenna into the extension to save wear on the radio's antenna jack?
Sounds like a good idea to me. I don't think Radio Shack sells such an
extension, but they probably still sell suitable connectors, so you can
make your own.

Frank Dresser

You're right -- I don't think they have a "short" extension, but they do
have stereo miniplug headphone cord extensions, which would work fine if you
shortened it up a bit.

However, I agree with Frank that you could easily make one (probably much
cheaper, too) from parts available at RS.
-- Stinger

"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
...

"Dxluver" wrote in message
...
Yes I know there is a yahoo group for them before someone provides the
link.
;-) I plug and unplug my external antenna quite often (as should
everyone.) My
question and worry is that over a period of time it will do damage to
the
entrance of the radio.

Is there an adapter at Rat Shack that I can plug my external antenna
into.
Follow me? One that I can just leave plugged into all the time, then
plug
'into' when I'm ready to listen?

Hope this makes sense. ;-)

Are you thinking of making a short extension and plugging and unplugging
the antenna into the extension to save wear on the radio's antenna jack?
Sounds like a good idea to me. I don't think Radio Shack sells such an
extension, but they probably still sell suitable connectors, so you can
make your own.

Frank Dresser

(Dxluver) wrote in message ...
Yes I know there is a yahoo group for them before someone provides the link.
;-) I plug and unplug my external antenna quite often (as should everyone.) My
question and worry is that over a period of time it will do damage to the
entrance of the radio.

Is there an adapter at Rat Shack that I can plug my external antenna into.
Follow me? One that I can just leave plugged into all the time, then plug
'into' when I'm ready to listen?

Hope this makes sense. ;-)



I had a similar thing like this awhile back when I bought JRC-ST3 comm
"can" headphones which has a 1/4 jack and my DX-398 supports only 1/8.
A friend of mine had some parts laying around and built me a short
cord with a 1/4 and a 1/8. I did this because the weight of one of
those small metal adapters and then the weight of the 1/4 plug would
of been too much for the headphone jack..

Now if ya wanna get real fancy, you could get some sort of switching
mechanism that allows you to switch between things without taking any
plug out.

Heck! On my DX-392, the antenna, headphones, and power jacks became
intermittent with them being constantly plug in.

Bill, K5BY

On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 17:25:38 -0600, Frank Dresser wrote
(in message ):


"Dxluver" wrote in message
...
Yes I know there is a yahoo group for them before someone provides the
link.
;-) I plug and unplug my external antenna quite often (as should
everyone.) My
question and worry is that over a period of time it will do damage to
the
entrance of the radio.

Is there an adapter at Rat Shack that I can plug my external antenna
into.
Follow me? One that I can just leave plugged into all the time, then
plug
'into' when I'm ready to listen?

Hope this makes sense. ;-)

Are you thinking of making a short extension and plugging and unplugging
the antenna into the extension to save wear on the radio's antenna jack?
Sounds like a good idea to me. I don't think Radio Shack sells such an
extension, but they probably still sell suitable connectors, so you can
make your own.

Frank Dresser



Frank, isn't that just an 1/8" stereo jack (so-called "Sony Plug & Jack")?


That's one of the most common "extension cords" around.

[Or am I missin' somethin'?]

/gray/

On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 18:27:02 -0600, Stinger wrote
(in message ):

I recently had my ATS-909 modded at RadioLabs. One of the many things they
do in their "Super" mod is to put an RCA jack on the BACK of the radio for
the SW/FM antenna. Excellent solution!

-- Stinger



Er, well, that is . . . .


Wouldn't /two/ phono jacks be a better idea?


/gray/

"Gray Shockley" wrote in message
.com...

Frank, isn't that just an 1/8" stereo jack (so-called "Sony Plug &
Jack")?


That's one of the most common "extension cords" around.

[Or am I missin' somethin'?]

/gray/



I don't know what plug it uses, but I pictured a short extension,
because he wanted to keep the extension plugged into the radio. I've
seen short Y adapters, and maybe that's OK, or maybe a longer cord is
also OK. But you raise a good point. A look through the cords and
adapters might turn up just what he wants.

Frank Dresser

Are you thinking of making a short extension and plugging and unplugging
the antenna into the extension to save wear on the radio's antenna jack?

That's it Frank, brilliant huh?;-)

I don't think Radio Shack sells such an
extension, but they probably still sell suitable connectors,

You kinda lost me with this statement. Youi're saying "they don't sell an
extension 'specifically' for this case, but there is something in the parts
drawers there that'd do the trick, am I following you?

I run that specific receiver on rechargables because it's right by my monitor
and it 'really' knocked the RF down, almost to nothing, along with a little
aluminum foil seperating the two.

So I guess I can just take my piece in there with my phones and start sampling,
right? :-)

However, I agree with Frank that you could easily make one (probably much
cheaper, too) from parts available at RS.

"Make one." OK Stinger, talk to me here. How could I easily make one. I
know I don't want to get the Rat Shack troops plugging and messin' with my
receiver, then I'd have to force em' to send it back and *tune it up.* ;-)

Give me an idea what you're talking about here.