"Margaret von Busenhalter-Butt" wrote in message
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It seems that these are supposed to have screw terminals for an external
longwire & ground. But mine doesn't, the back of the radio has no signs
that
they've ever been there either. What's up with that? Should I look inside
my
radio for those things? Or is it possible that mine is an early production
radio without the terninals or something like that?

Thanks for your insights.



Some of these radios didn't have the external connections. I can't say
whether they were early, late or mid-line runs. Some of the ones that
didn't have them showing on the back still had the connections inside the
radio. Those that don't have them at all are a bit problematic to install
them on, but you can add a few turns of insulated wire around the end of the
loopstick opposite the tuner (making sure that the turns are wound in the
same direction as the originals). You can then attach the end of the loop
you have just made that is closest to the tuner to a chassis grounding
screw, and use this as your ground. The other end of the loops you have just
made would connect to your outside antenna.