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Old 04-26-2012, 11:27 AM   #1
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Old 04-26-2012, 11:36 AM   #2
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Is it a speaker jack? Did you open it or test for voltage?

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Old 04-26-2012, 11:45 AM   #3
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Tested for voltage - no a/c or d/c. Wire is consistent with the rest of the house - that being cloth covered 2-conductor, highly oxidized.
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Antenna outlet.

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Old 04-26-2012, 12:43 PM   #5
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I'm not sure what it is, but you're really gonna have to bend the prongs on your cord to use it.
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Old 04-26-2012, 01:56 PM   #6
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Tested for voltage - no a/c or d/c. Wire is consistent with the rest of the house - that being cloth covered 2-conductor, highly oxidized.
Is the house wired in K&T. The radio antenna is strung up in the attic simular to K&T wiring.
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Yea, its for the antenna. My grandma's house had one of those, always wondered what the heck it was as a kid. See them every once in a while especially in houses built in the 40's...
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They needed all that reception to listen to the Orson Wells radio show at night.
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Often the only way to figure out a function is to follow the wires to their termination point where it becomes apparent ( or sometimes not) what the outlet is for.

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