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| Components and Circuits For discussions about component types, alternatives and availability, circuit configurations and modifications etc. Discussions here should be of a general nature and not about specific sets. |
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15th Sep 2019, 5:36 pm
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Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Meath, Ireland
Posts: 551
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General Electric Aerial.
Seen this on an Irish buy&sell site. Fitted into a radiogram. I think it's some kind of frame aerial, anyone see one before.
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16th Sep 2019, 12:23 am
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Nonode
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Tintinara, South Australia, Australia
Posts: 2,339
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Re: GEC Aerial.
Haven't seen one "in the flesh", but lots of info on the net about them.
And yes, the basic description is loop or frame antenna, dating from the 1930's. Zenith had a similar device which they branded "Wavemagnet". |
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16th Sep 2019, 11:46 am
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Dekatron
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 9,642
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Re: General Electric Aerial.
GE (USA) not GEC, Thread title updated.
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16th Sep 2019, 12:04 pm
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Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Meath, Ireland
Posts: 551
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Re: General Electric Aerial.
Silly me Bill, I've GEC on the brain at the moment.
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16th Sep 2019, 4:43 pm
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Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, USA.
Posts: 823
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Re: General Electric Aerial.
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Starting in the 1939 model year, all the US built larger or more expensive models, had some form of a built-in aerial system. Every manufacturer had their own name given to it. I, as a collector, prefer a long wire or external aerial. The sets with the built in aerial don't have an antenna coil as part of the chassis. The built in aerial system is used instead.  I had a GE like that many years ago, just the radio without the gram. It was just OK, not great! In 60 years of collecting, I ran into several different sets. Many, I sold or scrapped. Dave, USradcoll1 
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