Quote Originally Posted by barbarian
I bought this guy today: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062691 ... it has crimp-on spade tongues/lugs on the two ends which I assume connect to the 300 and 75 ohm spaces. Should I remove the wire from these ends, since I could get one end to fit into the space, and just use the wire?

yes, you can remove them, strip the wires again if you need to, you can play around a little with the antenna position, for some reason they offer better reception in some positions than at others...

The ends indeed go into the 300 ohm space, and the 75 ohm space

Keep them spinning,
Bert.