Telescopic Radio Aerial

danjo-xx

I want to open the base of this to see if I can attach a wire to get better reception.

The silver cover appears to slide up along the aerial.

Is it safe to remove this screw to remove the cover without bits falling off.

indie armada

can you remove the antenna at the swivel, and attach the wire there.
you could use enameled wire to stop the antenna going to ground if it touches anything.

danjo-xx

indie armada wrote: »

you could use enameled wire to stop the antenna going to ground if it touches anything.

Hi india, I'm using copper speaker cable heavy quality, not the light stuff is that ok.

can you remove the antenna at the swivel, and attach the wire there.

I'll try that and see what reception is like. That pic above is crystal clear don't know why it loaded up to photobucket all blurred.:(

indie armada

if you undo the screw you will be able to pull out the whole antenna, but it will be difficult to attach the wire to the same point inside the plastic.
if you remove the whip at the swivel point, you can loop the wire trough the hole, or crimp a small lug onto the cable and use the screw ro fix it to the stub.
make your wire about 9 foot, seems to be an approx full wavelenght for 104 mhz

Xantia

The screw below the antenna is marked 'ant screw',
Remove that and check to see if there are connections inside or just put the wire on to that screw

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Unless your trying for better AM reception I wouldnt bother to be honost they are usually made to a 1/4 wavelength of 98mhz which is mid way across the spectrum.
You could replace it with say a doublet or a rubber duck or even unscrew on the swivel and replace with a halfwave telescopic but better reception would not be guaranteed.
Why not pop over to us on the hobby radio forum and ask away.
And to answer your question
Sometimes there is a little washer placed behind that screw but its only a plate with a wire soldered on so I would work away.