WANTED Aristocraft/Crest Train Enfineer 'rubber duck' antenna

[beavercreek]

After many years of nearly poking mine, and others' eyes out, extracting aerial from nostrils and looking like I have a light sabre in my hands, I would like to substitute the extending aerial/antenna for a 'rubber duck' type.

I have scoured the web but can only find ones with coaxial or BNC connectors.
Does any one know of a source with the threaded bolt female end that Aristo uses?
Or does anyone have a spare rubber duck?
(not this type of rubber duckI)

 

[Cliff George]

After many years of nearly poking mine, and others' eyes out, extracting aerial from nostrils and looking like I have a light sabre in my hands, I would like to substitute the extending aerial/antenna for a 'rubber duck' type.

I have scoured the web but can only find ones with coaxial or BNC connectors.
Does any one know of a source with the threaded bolt female end that Aristo uses?
Or does anyone have a spare rubber duck?
(not this type of rubber duckI)

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Just a guess is it an SMA (or reverse SMA) connector?

What frequency does it work on? I thought these worked on 27MHz, but couldn't find any available at my normal electronic supplier sources. I'd suggest searching for "xxMHz Whip Antenna" on google.

 

[Gizzy]

Having swapped my old TE antenna out in the dark and distance past (before I went to the 'DARK SIDE'), I recall that these do not have a connector at all, but a screw terminal connection to the PCB....

 

[maxi-model]

Go on, be a Devil. Max

 

[maxi-model]

Having swapped my old TE antenna out in the dark and distance past (before I went to the 'DARK SIDE'), I recall that these do not have a connector at all, but a screw terminal connection to the PCB....

Same here on my 13 year old example. Broke my antenna a while back. a quick trip to Maplins and got one offf the shelf. Little devil a Halfords job, saves poking eyes out. Max

 

[Henri]

Yes, you have to open up the cover. The antenna is fixed to the pcb.

Just checked mine as I had to put batteries in it...