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May 15th 04, 06:00 PM

(GO BEARCATS) wrote in message ...
Use a stero plug with the ring terminal not connected to anything on
your antenna.

Mark,
You're saying simply a 1/8" stereo plug to use soldering onto the end of my
long wire?

What difference would that make now, in that it's working fine and all?

Huh? I guess I missed something.

I'm trying to remember what happened at the shack the day I went up there and
asked them for that, they didn't have it or something-or the guy gave me the
package and I didn't look.

Matter of fact, it had two of em' in the pack and I stapled it closed after I
used the one, this is what's on the end of my long wire now cat#274-288A Two
Conductor 1/8" shielded phone plugs.

That is 'exactly' what it says on the package, so I asked for stereo (the right
one) and nit knowing what it'd look like I trusted the guy I suppose, it's been
a while.

You're saying this is a 'mono' plug? I'll call the shack now and give them the
cat# and ask them or type it in their website, but it doesn't say stereo OR
mono on it. {?]

Yes, it's a mono plug and if you are still using the 274-387 adapter,
that plug will short out the circuit.

It has the tip, then just a tad of space then a black circle on it, if that
helps identify it. I'll look at the pic of the one link of the proper one and
compare it to this one I have here.

There are two fixes.

1. Replace the 274-387 RCA to 1/8 stero phone with a 274-326 RCA to
1/8 MONO adapter.

Or.
2. Use a 274-284 STEREO plug. It has two insulators/black cicles, with
the metal segment in between called the "ring", (The other two parts are
called the tip and the sleeve (or ground)).

I'd go for fix 1, no soldering required, and you don't have to figure out
which one of the three terminals you solder your antenna to.

Mark Zenier