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Old 01-07-2016, 15:36
spideykev
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Hope someone on here might be able to give me some advice. My girlfriend has cancelled her Virgin Tv suscription and I brought round my old freebies box. Unfortunately I couldn't find an aerial connection point until I can across this
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfskg10suq...%2022.jpg?dl=0
Not sure what to make of it. Anyone seen this before? There was a screw cap on it saying aerial (sakes as the earth one next to it).
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Old 01-07-2016, 16:09
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I would think that pre-dates UHF TV in the UK by several decades! Possibly even TV itself

If it is connected to anything I doubt it would be a TV aerial.
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Old 01-07-2016, 16:10
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Old 01-07-2016, 16:15
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I think it might be part of Logie-Baird's original installation (other TV pioneers are available).

Edit: external longwire aerial for an old radio receiver? Might be interesting to see if the connection still goes anywhere.
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Old 01-07-2016, 17:29
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Hope someone on here might be able to give me some advice. My girlfriend has cancelled her Virgin Tv suscription and I brought round my old freebies box. Unfortunately I couldn't find an aerial connection point until I can across this
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfskg10suq...%2022.jpg?dl=0
Not sure what to make of it. Anyone seen this before? There was a screw cap on it saying aerial (sakes as the earth one next to it).
It's an antique radio aerial point, presumably for a long wire (as suggested by NJP).
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