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Old March 12th 04, 10:19 PM
Mark S. Holden
 
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Love2camp5 wrote:

Now guys, remember you are talking to a lady here - so if I want to make my own
indoor wire antenna, I have to sound intelligent enough that the creeps at our
Radio Shack don't mock me!

Okay, I do know what an alligator clip is - so I should get two of those that I
can just wrap the wire onto, and not have to solder anything.

Then I just need the wire - specifically what wire do I ask the RS guy for?

Then I would just clip one end onto the whip antenna and the other end up onto
a curtain edge or something?

If I've got it right, it sounds pretty easy.

Thanks,
Linda


If you go to Radio Shack you want "hook up wire" - "anything around 20
gauge".

You want a pack of alligator clips that have screw on terminals so you
don't need to solder them onto the wire.

You'll strip half an inch of insulation off each end of the wire, loosen
the screw on the alligator clips, bend the stripped wire into a hook,
put it under the screw, tighten the screw, and you're done.