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  • C.Crane radio antenna problem

    From inter naughtfull@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 13 21:10:13 2020
    Hi,

    I have a C.Crane Witness + Radio. It has a tivo-like function
    and can record broadcasts to mp3 files on an SD card.

    The antenna fits into the headphone jack and is about 2 ft long.
    The reception is not great. How can I make the reception better
    with a longer antenna?

    Can I just cut the end off of the antenna and splice a copper wire
    on it, or does it have to be some special 'antenna' wire?

    I bought some antennas with 3.5 plugs on them but they didn't
    work well. The C.Crane antenna wire has a 'half-plug' on it
    so it doesn't cut out the speakers when inserted.

    Thanks,


    itchy

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  • From Jasen Betts@21:1/5 to inter naughtfull on Sat Nov 14 23:49:45 2020
    On 2020-11-14, inter naughtfull <itchyneebanshee@hotmail.com> wrote:
    Hi,

    I have a C.Crane Witness + Radio. It has a tivo-like function
    and can record broadcasts to mp3 files on an SD card.

    The antenna fits into the headphone jack and is about 2 ft long.
    The reception is not great. How can I make the reception better
    with a longer antenna?

    Can I just cut the end off of the antenna and splice a copper wire
    on it, or does it have to be some special 'antenna' wire?

    It's just ordinary copper wire.

    longer won't necessarilty make it better

    if the transmitter is bad the audio will be bad.


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    Jasen.

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