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Old July 21st 03, 08:30 AM
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The secret word where antennas are concerned is...
Slinky.
I don't know why they work, but they do.


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Old July 21st 03, 04:32 PM
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They work because they are made of metal. :-)


Well, yeah. But so's a hundrded feet of stretched out wire.
And when you can attach an antenna wire to a Slinky, hang it
out a window, and get BETTER reception than the hundred feet
of wire...

Wassa Slinky????


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Steve Day wrote:

They work because they are made of metal. :-)


Well, yeah. But so's a hundrded feet of stretched out wire.
And when you can attach an antenna wire to a Slinky, hang it
out a window, and get BETTER reception than the hundred feet
of wire...

Wassa Slinky????


You know you're getting old when the younger generation has never heard
of a slinky. :-)


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The secret word where antennas are concerned is...

Slinky.

I don't know why they work, but they do.

FW


Theys works because they are made of metal. :-)

A slinky is about 30 feet long, and its the extra, multiple antenna lengths
that count..
( & your car is REALLY gonna look funky if you stretch a slinky cross da roof


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"Slinky Slinky. Such a wonderful toy".

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Don't Slink around -- put up a real antenna. Tell neighbors it is a burglar
alarm.

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"Slinky Slinky. Such a wonderful toy".



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The secret word where antennas are concerned is...
Slinky.
I don't know why they work, but they do.


Please elaborate.

Err ??? Whats a slinky????



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A toy spiral wire thingy that could walk down stair steps -- seriously.
Makes a makeshift antenna.

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http://www.antennasmore.com/helitrix.htm
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"Steve Day" wrote in message
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The secret word where antennas are concerned is...
Slinky.
I don't know why they work, but they do.


Please elaborate.

Err ??? Whats a slinky????







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