Magic Carpet Antenna
September 1960 Radio-Electronics

September 1960 Radio-Electronics [Table of Contents] Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Radio-Electronics, published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.

In my 66 years, I have been in many attics - first as an electrician who did a lot of house calls, and then as an owner of many homes (one at a time, not an investor; that takes money, which I don't have). Not once in my recollection did I see a Magic Carpet Antenna. I'm guessing they would have been more likely to be installed in urban and nearby suburban environments that were located relatively close to a broadcast station. Its depicted  installation in a horizontally polarized orientation might have provided about as much received power as a rooftop multielement antenna, and was maybe better than a set of rabbit eats on the TV set. Regardless, it clearly has some amount of directivity, which means its orientation is fixed - no going up on the roof to rotate the antenna or using a remote antenna rotator. Maybe the most optimal way to mount the Magic Carpet Antenna is on a wall or ceiling where there is access to it for adjustment. What might have gotten the best reception when originally installed, almost certainly would not have been as the area surrounding the house was developed with more buildings and additional traffic - all with signal reflecting metal surfaces. Jerrold Electronics was a major designer and manufacturer of antennas for many decades.

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Posted July 24, 2024