radio aerial (antenna) won't stay in position

[motzarella]

Many thanks for all the advice.

I went for the suggested options of scratching the soft bronze coloured
washers (which i dont think were ever curved) and the faces they fit
against. I also squeesed the ' U ' shape holder with long handled pliers.
It now at least holds up at an angle, but only just.

many thanks.

p.s. is it me, or are some people decidedly *strange* in these newsgroups
?

 

[Don Pearce]

On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:29:21 -0000, "motzarella"
<bluestar95@mail.invalid> wrote:

Many thanks for all the advice.

I went for the suggested options of scratching the soft bronze coloured
washers (which i dont think were ever curved) and the faces they fit
against. I also squeesed the ' U ' shape holder with long handled pliers.
It now at least holds up at an angle, but only just.

many thanks.

p.s. is it me, or are some people decidedly *strange* in these newsgroups
?

Unfortunately they are perfectly normal (for them, that is).

d

 

[Baron]

motzarella wrote:

Many thanks for all the advice.

I went for the suggested options of scratching the soft bronze
coloured washers (which i dont think were ever curved) and the faces
they fit
against. I also squeesed the ' U ' shape holder with long handled
pliers.
It now at least holds up at an angle, but only just.

Did you try a paper washer ? Just tear off a bit of copy paper, slip it
down the side of the yoke, and push the screw through and tighten.
Works for me !

many thanks.

p.s. is it me, or are some people decidedly *strange* in these
newsgroups ?

Yes we are all strange in our own way !
Some are stranger than others !
Don't know about him though ! ;-)

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Best Regards:
Baron.

 

[PeterD]

On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:29:21 -0000, "motzarella"
<bluestar95@mail.invalid> wrote:

Many thanks for all the advice.

I went for the suggested options of scratching the soft bronze coloured
washers (which i dont think were ever curved) and the faces they fit
against. I also squeesed the ' U ' shape holder with long handled pliers.
It now at least holds up at an angle, but only just.

many thanks.

p.s. is it me, or are some people decidedly *strange* in these newsgroups

You, but we won't say anything if you don't...

?

 

[Arfa Daily]

"motzarella" <bluestar95@mail.invalid> wrote in message
news:gp12q9$d9i$1@news.motzarella.org...

Many thanks for all the advice.

I went for the suggested options of scratching the soft bronze coloured
washers (which i dont think were ever curved) and the faces they fit
against. I also squeesed the ' U ' shape holder with long handled
pliers. It now at least holds up at an angle, but only just.

many thanks.

p.s. is it me, or are some people decidedly *strange* in these
newsgroups ?

Yes ... Also note that it is generally frowned on to cross-post to so many
groups.

Arfa

 

[Sal M. Onella]

"motzarella" <bluestar95@mail.invalid> wrote in message
news:gp12q9$d9i$1@news.motzarella.org...

< SNIP >

many thanks.

p.s. is it me, or are some people decidedly *strange* in these
newsgroups
?

Yes, but you shouldn't be surprised. You sampled a cross-section of
humanity. The difference that you _think_ you detected is that, in a
newsgroup, everyone has a voice, not just the ones with whom you choose to
interact.

Hypothetically (because you don't have enough time), if you were to have a
conversation with every person you encountered, I think you would find an
equal percentage of strange people.

"Sal"

 

[Arny Krueger]

"john zeiss" <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote in message
news:goloa7$bp4$1@news.motzarella.org...

We have a small portable sony radio, and it has the usual type of
extendable aerial (antenna) that you get on small japanese radios.

It now refuses to maintain its position at an *angle*. Slowly but surely
it drops down until it reaches the horizontal position.

The small screw has been tightened up, but even as tight as we think we
can
do it without stripping the slots in the screw head, it is not enough to
*clamp* the aerial to stop it dropping down.

Basically the aerial at its base is a square shape with one small bronze
coloured washer each side of it and that all sits in a ' U ' shaped base
with it all being clamped with a small screw.

Are there any tricks you know of, to get it to behave? Thanks.

Sometimes a carefully-chosen tap with a hammer and/or a center punch can
work marvels, or not.

Other than that, a replacement would seem to be in order. There may be an
appropriate generic, or you may need to contact the manufacturer of the
radio. Sony has IME been pretty good about having parts in the past.

 

[David G. Nagel]

Arny Krueger wrote:

"john zeiss" <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote in message
news:goloa7$bp4$1@news.motzarella.org...
We have a small portable sony radio, and it has the usual type of
extendable aerial (antenna) that you get on small japanese radios.

It now refuses to maintain its position at an *angle*. Slowly but surely
it drops down until it reaches the horizontal position.

The small screw has been tightened up, but even as tight as we think we
can
do it without stripping the slots in the screw head, it is not enough to
*clamp* the aerial to stop it dropping down.

Basically the aerial at its base is a square shape with one small bronze
coloured washer each side of it and that all sits in a ' U ' shaped base
with it all being clamped with a small screw.

Are there any tricks you know of, to get it to behave? Thanks.

Sometimes a carefully-chosen tap with a hammer and/or a center punch can
work marvels, or not.

Other than that, a replacement would seem to be in order. There may be an
appropriate generic, or you may need to contact the manufacturer of the
radio. Sony has IME been pretty good about having parts in the past.

One other point to ponder is that like the Mercury Space Capsule and the
Space Shuttle your antenna was manufactured by the lowest bidder!!!

 

[Bill Wright]

"Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:LI6dnXWWIP60kyjUnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@giganews.com...

Hypothetically (because you don't have enough time), if you were to have a
conversation with every person you encountered, I think you would find an
equal percentage of strange people.

Sometimes a carefully-chosen tap with a hammer and/or a center punch can
work marvels.

 

[Sal M. Onella]

"Bill Wright" <insertmybusinessname@f2s.com> wrote in message
news:WL2dncRA9v7jTCjUnZ2dnUVZ8h-dnZ2d@pipex.net...

"Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:LI6dnXWWIP60kyjUnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@giganews.com...

Hypothetically (because you don't have enough time), if you were to have a
conversation with every person you encountered, I think you would find an
equal percentage of strange people.

Sometimes a carefully-chosen tap with a hammer and/or a center punch
can
work marvels.

Excellent!

"Sal"

 

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