From: sgm460122@yahoo.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 11:02:58 AM UTC-7, Wd Fusroy wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 2:01:01 PM UTC-4, Wd Fusroy wrote:    
   > >    
   > > I am in the same boat as many others here. Because I had one of these   
   antennas, circa 1980, and liked it very much, especially on MW, I picked up   
   the indoor component of the Stoner McKay Dymek DA100 on ebay for $30. But I   
   couldn't find the matching    
   outdoor component anywhere. I do however have some good 1.5 meter outdoor   
   whips. I would imagine that the little box under the original whip antenna on   
   the commercial unit was a simple preamplifier designed primarily to make sure   
   that the incoming signal    
   had enough oomph to make it through the 50' of coax and into the indoor unit,   
   where it could then be attenuated. So now I'm wondering, if I keep the line in   
   fairly short, could I just use one of my whip antennas "naked" and bring its   
   signal straight in    
   to the indoor unit, or would I need to place some kind of signal   
   booster/preamp outside with the antenna? Any ideas? I'm not competent enough   
   to recreate the original outdoor box even if I had the schematic for it, so   
   I'm hoping to find some kind of    
   simple solution. Any advice would be much appreciated!! Thanks!!   
      
      
   Since the DA100D supplies DC voltage for an Active Antenna You could probably   
   use a PA0RDT Active Antenna with it. Look here for information on the   
   Antenna.    https://owenduffy.net/antenna/PA0RDT-MiniWhip/   
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