Modified1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection
 

Yerra,I still have me little piece of ''skin'' I was born with.Tell all
them wimmins over yonder on Ventura Beach,,, auld Hansom Larry (cuhulin)
Loves them all.
cuhulin
(but Telamon is too coy,I know he is too uppity to tellem that)

Modified1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection
 

I remember in early,early 1963 at the Belleville,Illinois Train
station.(U.S.Army,,, Scott Air Force Base,Illinois,ARADCOM,Nuclear
Missiles)That Here we go loop the loop,here we go loop the lai,song
thingy was rollin (by the way,my name aint Joe,Objective,Burma! movie on
Radio tv now)
cuhulin

Modified 1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection
 

OK, you've got my attention...but I use my headphones with the earphone
jack...so, can I connect a wire to the ground side of the headphone
plug and connect that to ground, then continue using my headphones
normally?

Modified 1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection
 

Ran - All things being equal that would work. ~ RHF

Two other Alternative Methods of establishing and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio
 

On 25 Apr 2006 22:59:22 -0700, "RHF"
wrote:

For One and All,

Here are Two other Alternative Methods of establishing
and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave
Radio; that has NO External Antenna Input or Identifiable
Ground Connection.

BATTERY TERMINAL :
Most of the Times the Negative Terminal (Side) of the Batteries
is the Chassis Ground of the Radio and is both Power Ground
and the RF Ground. If this is the Case then a Washer with a
short piece of Insulated Wire soldered to it can be used as an
easy RF Ground Connection for the Radio.

CASE SCREW :
Check the Case Screws with an Ohm Meter to the Ground
Side if the Radio's Circuit. Usually one of the Case Screws
will be connected to the Chassis Ground of the Radio.
Remove the Case Screw and wrap the striped end of a
short piece of Insulated Wire around it; then re-install the
Case Screw. This Wire is now your RF Ground Connection
for the Radio.


when all else fails - think of the possibilities ! - iane ~ RHF
.
You are a dork. If the cabinet is all plastic it's because it ain't
suppose to be grounded. Only ground the external antenna input. Your
obsession with ground is borderline pathological.

Modified 1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection
 

"RHF" wrote in message
ups.com...

MODIFIED - 1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection :
1. Remove the Tip Section of the 1/8" Mono Plug leaving
just the Rear Barrel Section and Solder Terminal.

OK, I'll bite...
How do you get the "modified plug" to stay in the socket once you remove the
only part that keeps it in there? Sounds useful, yet at the same time
worthless...

Two other Alternative Methods of establishing and using an RFGround with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio
 

RHF wrote:
For One and All,

Here are Two other Alternative Methods of establishing
and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave
Radio; that has NO External Antenna Input or Identifiable
Ground Connection.

BATTERY TERMINAL :
Most of the Times the Negative Terminal (Side) of the Batteries
is the Chassis Ground of the Radio and is both Power Ground
and the RF Ground. If this is the Case then a Washer with a
short piece of Insulated Wire soldered to it can be used as an
easy RF Ground Connection for the Radio.

CASE SCREW :
Check the Case Screws with an Ohm Meter to the Ground
Side if the Radio's Circuit. Usually one of the Case Screws
will be connected to the Chassis Ground of the Radio.
Remove the Case Screw and wrap the striped end of a
short piece of Insulated Wire around it; then re-install the
Case Screw. This Wire is now your RF Ground Connection
for the Radio.


when all else fails - think of the possibilities ! - iane ~ RHF
.
.
. .
.



I have a table radio that's pretty much all noise, all the time on
MW, where I am. Ferrite rod antenna, and no real provision for ground.
I connected an earth ground to the sleeve nut on the headphone output
jack and that quieted things down dramatically.

Works on some of my other receivers as well.

Two other Alternative Methods of establishing and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio
 

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:54:44 GMT, D Peter Maus
wrote:




I have a table radio that's pretty much all noise, all the time on
MW, where I am. Ferrite rod antenna, and no real provision for ground.
I connected an earth ground to the sleeve nut on the headphone output
jack and that quieted things down dramatically.

Works on some of my other receivers as well.



Ever since I nearly killed myself with an S-38 back in 1965 I've been
afraid of ground.

Two other Alternative Methods of establishing and using an RFGround with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio
 

Michael Lawson wrote:
"D Peter Maus" wrote in message
...
RHF wrote:
For One and All,

Here are Two other Alternative Methods of establishing
and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave
Radio; that has NO External Antenna Input or Identifiable
Ground Connection.

BATTERY TERMINAL :
Most of the Times the Negative Terminal (Side) of the Batteries
is the Chassis Ground of the Radio and is both Power Ground
and the RF Ground. If this is the Case then a Washer with a
short piece of Insulated Wire soldered to it can be used as an
easy RF Ground Connection for the Radio.

CASE SCREW :
Check the Case Screws with an Ohm Meter to the Ground
Side if the Radio's Circuit. Usually one of the Case Screws
will be connected to the Chassis Ground of the Radio.
Remove the Case Screw and wrap the striped end of a
short piece of Insulated Wire around it; then re-install the
Case Screw. This Wire is now your RF Ground Connection
for the Radio.


when all else fails - think of the possibilities ! - iane ~ RHF
.
.
. .
.


I have a table radio that's pretty much all noise, all the time
on
MW, where I am. Ferrite rod antenna, and no real provision for
ground.
I connected an earth ground to the sleeve nut on the headphone
output
jack and that quieted things down dramatically.

Works on some of my other receivers as well.

Peter, did you run an earth ground from the outside for it,
I presume?



Yes, I connected it to my earth ground system. Multiple 8 ft ground
rods driven into the yard circling the house, bonded together with a 4"
strap, but not completing the circle. I use it for both the audio system
and the radio system.

But for a single table radio, I could easily (and have) use the cold
water pipe entering the building. It comes in under the foundation,
copper from the meter at the street, and running about 60' to the
building at a depth of about 8 feet.

More than enough for a table radio.



--Mike L.

Two other Alternative Methods of establishing and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio
 

"D Peter Maus" wrote in message
...
RHF wrote:
For One and All,

Here are Two other Alternative Methods of establishing
and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave
Radio; that has NO External Antenna Input or Identifiable
Ground Connection.

BATTERY TERMINAL :
Most of the Times the Negative Terminal (Side) of the Batteries
is the Chassis Ground of the Radio and is both Power Ground
and the RF Ground. If this is the Case then a Washer with a
short piece of Insulated Wire soldered to it can be used as an
easy RF Ground Connection for the Radio.

CASE SCREW :
Check the Case Screws with an Ohm Meter to the Ground
Side if the Radio's Circuit. Usually one of the Case Screws
will be connected to the Chassis Ground of the Radio.
Remove the Case Screw and wrap the striped end of a
short piece of Insulated Wire around it; then re-install the
Case Screw. This Wire is now your RF Ground Connection
for the Radio.


when all else fails - think of the possibilities ! - iane ~ RHF
.
.
. .
.



I have a table radio that's pretty much all noise, all the time
on
MW, where I am. Ferrite rod antenna, and no real provision for
ground.
I connected an earth ground to the sleeve nut on the headphone
output
jack and that quieted things down dramatically.

Works on some of my other receivers as well.

Peter, did you run an earth ground from the outside for it,
I presume?

--Mike L.

Two other Alternative Methods of establishing and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio
 

David wrote:
Ever since I nearly killed myself with an S-38 back in 1965 I've been
afraid of ground.

Yeah, that was one of the cheapo Halliscratchers that didn't use a line
transformer. Also tons of fun for outdoor people who touch the antenna.

--
All relevant people are pertinent.
All rude people are impertinent.
Therefore, no rude people are relevant.
-- Solomon W. Golomb

Two other Alternative Methods of establishing and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio
 

DPM - Some Will :o) -&- Some Won't :-{ ~ RHF

Two other Alternative Methods of establishing and using an RF Ground with a 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio
 

David - OK! - I can accept that :o)

I have been "Lit-Up" \\\ ZAPPED /// more than a few times.

But the Earth Is My Friend -and- I still enjoy bare-footing-it
in the summer time and feeling one with nature :o)

David - Beware - The Hot Side ! ! ! ~ RHF
{ When You Are Well Grounded }

Modified 1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection
 

David - You know so much :
That sometimes you fail to communicate.

David - Besides you, there are others out there who
may wish to have some of the blanks filled in.

David - Thus my reply was directed at all readers and not only to you.

Sorry instead of 'David" I should have used "For One and All".

David - Rec.Radio. Shortwave is Bigger that 'you' Bubba ;-) ~ RHF

Modified 1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection
 

M II - Don't Assume ;-) ~ RHF

The Premise "IS" - So starting with a low cost
'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio with a
Plastic Case that does not have an External
Antenna Input or an Exposed Ground Connection.
{ Using the Whip Antenna and Battery Power Only }

m ii - enjoy driving your car
and listening to your radio ~ RHF

Modified 1/8" Mono Plug for a 'portable' Radio's Ground Connection
 

"RHF" wrote in message
oups.com...

Next - Ever-so-Gently -squeeze- the Barrel
and deform it 'just enough' (into an Oval)
to make it a "Pinch-Fit" for the 1/8" Jack.


OK then...