WTB AM Ferrite Rod 3/8 Dia X 4"or Longer

radiotek

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Feb 21, 2017, 9:17:23 PM2/21/17

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WTB: Looking for a good used AM ferritec rod antenna with or without
windings that is 3/8" in diameter and is at least 4" long or longer. If
you have any in you junk box please contact me.

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amdx

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Feb 21, 2017, 9:29:59 PM2/21/17

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You can't come up with an old portable AM radio to scrap it from?
Go to Goodwill or Salvation Army or a yard sale, it will be less than
anyone could ship it to you.
Or order it from WWW.Bytemark.
Mike

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Phil Allison

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Feb 21, 2017, 10:58:52 PM2/21/17

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** Plenty for sale on Ebay.

..... Phil

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Feb 22, 2017, 7:36:46 AM2/22/17

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http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=ferrite+rod

"Without" - but a good range of options.

radiotek

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Feb 22, 2017, 9:18:33 AM2/22/17

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I went to 'CWS ByteMark Front Page' (http://WWW.Bytemark.com) and (BOY)
there prices are very high. They wanted $33 for a 3/8" dia x 4" long
ferrite rod.

I just purchased a few junker radios from ebay and saved a lot.

I do appreciate you trying to help.

Michael Black

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Feb 22, 2017, 2:08:27 PM2/22/17

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On Tue, 21 Feb 2017, amdx wrote:

> On 2/21/2017 7:46 PM, radiotek wrote:
>> WTB: Looking for a good used AM ferritec rod antenna with or without
>> windings that is 3/8" in diameter and is at least 4" long or longer. If
>> you have any in you junk box please contact me.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> You can't come up with an old portable AM radio to scrap it from?
> Go to Goodwill or Salvation Army or a yard sale, it will be less than
> anyone could ship it to you.
> Or order it from WWW.Bytemark.
> Mike
>

And used radios if old enough will offer up a variable capacitor which is
often required if one needs a loopstick.

There was a time when I'd find lowe end stereos on the sidewalk waiting
for the garbage, and that too was a good source of loopsticks, often
hanging outside the case. But that seems to have dried up, either people
have finished tossing them, or they go to "electronic waste recycling".

Michael

Benderthe.evilrobot

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Feb 24, 2017, 4:32:48 PM2/24/17

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"amdx" <noj...@knology.net> wrote in message
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> On 2/21/2017 7:46 PM, radiotek wrote:
>> WTB: Looking for a good used AM ferritec rod antenna with or without
>> windings that is 3/8" in diameter and is at least 4" long or longer. If
>> you have any in you junk box please contact me.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> You can't come up with an old portable AM radio to scrap it from?
> Go to Goodwill or Salvation Army or a yard sale,

Any portable set old enough to have a 3/8" ferrite rod could have some value
as a collectible. Some of the shirt pocket transistor radios with the little
ferrite slab are even more valuable.

The all in one pre-micro music centers usually have a proper ferrite rod, as
do most separates tuner units.

They have almost no resale value, except high end separates.

Benderthe.evilrobot

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Feb 24, 2017, 4:35:22 PM2/24/17

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"radiotek" <radiotek...@diybanter.com> wrote in message
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>
> I went to 'CWS ByteMark Front Page' (http://WWW.Bytemark.com) and (BOY)
> there prices are very high. They wanted $33 for a 3/8" dia x 4" long
> ferrite rod.
>
> I just purchased a few junker radios from ebay and saved a lot.
>
> I do appreciate you trying to help.

Could be worth researching collectibles values before ripping.

Some might be worth refurbishing.