"HK" wrote in message
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John H. wrote:
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:51:44 +0000, Larry wrote:


Another question: Most antennae seem to come with about 20 feet of wire.
Mounted on a console with the radio right there, I could get by with
about
3 feet of wire. Is all the extra wire necessary?



No. You can cut the wire to the length you need.


Not technically true, but probably doesn't matter in this application.
Performance of the radio is going to be marginal anyway. He'd be better off
coiling up the cable in a relatively large coil (not tight) for best
performance. It's length *does* affect proper antenna loading.

Eisboch