On Wed, 9 May 2007 15:16:42 +0100, "Doki" wrote:

I've got an old Aiwa Reciever, probably dates back to the 70s or early 80s -
massive heavy aluminium front, needle tuner etc. Anyway, it's got a rather
strange connector on the back for the antenna - 3 holes in a row marked "FM
Aerial". Any ideas on what I should be hooking up to it?


This might be it

http://www.donberg.ie/descript/a/antenna_1.htm

Send them an email with a photo and they may be able to help you.

d

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Doki wrote:
I've got an old Aiwa Reciever, probably dates back to the 70s or early
80s - massive heavy aluminium front, needle tuner etc. Anyway, it's got
a rather strange connector on the back for the antenna - 3 holes in a
row marked "FM Aerial". Any ideas on what I should be hooking up to it?

Guess it's a 300 ohm balanced (ribbon) input with the centre being ground.
For 75 ohms co-ax use ground for screen and one of the other connections -
it will be near enough a match.

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