[Boatanchors] vintage mobile radio and antenna

[Gary Schafer]

Much easier to reverse the battery connections and repolarize the generator
and voltage regulator to negative ground. 
All you have to do is flash each in proper polarity. Then reverse the
ignition coil connections and you are done. You now have a negative ground
system. All assuming that you don't have a broadcast band radio in the truck
that is positive ground.

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Pewitt
> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 6:14 PM
> To: Jack Dunigan
> Cc: Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] vintage mobile radio and antenna
> 
> Isolate the radio from ground and reverse the power and ground wires to
> it.  I did this once putting a radio on a plywood mount and it worked
> fine.
> 
> 
> On 4/13/2013 2:14 PM, Jack Dunigan wrote:
> > I have a restored 1949 Ford F-1 pickup with the original electrical
> system which is 6 bold positive ground. I am considering adding a
> vintage radio. I could conver the electrical to 12 negative ground but
> it would not be simple nor would it be cheap. Is a vintage ham radio a
> pipe dream? What are your recommendations, suggestions, or warnings?
> Plus what type of antenna should Iook for? Thanks for your help.
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> Gary Pewitt   N9ZSV
> 1500 French Prairie Rd
> Booneville, AR  72927
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