Silvertone loop antenna damaged
 

When I moved my mother's Silvertone console radio, the built-in loop antenna got tangled in the dolly and most of the wires broke. Without it, the reception now is non-existant. I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with these and can tell me how to rewire it. There are too many loose ends to know which one connects to which.

Basically, it was two loops of two wires each that wound around the interior of the cabinet. One loop went around the cabinet from the right front top corner, down the right front side to the bottom right front corner, then diagonally across the bottom to the left rear bottom corner, then up the left rear side to the top left rear corner, then across the top to the top right front corner. The second loop was diagonally opposite to that one. The antenna connects to the chassis with a 5 wire plug. The wires crossing the bottom of the cabinet are what was damaged.

I'm hoping someone is familiar with these or can tell me where to find a diagram to rewire it.

What is the model number of the Silvertone? Might be able to help with that.

Reece

It's a Silvertone Model 7073. Below the model label is another label that says

RADIONET
Self-contained Aerial System

Then it goes on to says that it provides excellent reception without the use of an external antenna. There is a jack on the back of the chassis for an external antenna, and a LOOP button on the dial to switch between the two.

Edit: I looked on Nostalgia Air under that model # to see if there was anything about the antenna. When I saw the two pages they had, I realized that that was not my radio. Mine has 9 tubes, but the model listed under that number only has 4 or 5. I double checked the model # on my unit and 7073 is correct. I'm not sure why the discrepancy though.

Hard to tell without an accurate model number. What era radio is this? 9 tubes: it is just broadcast and a couple of shortwave bands, or does it also have FM, and if so, the modern 88-108Mz band? What are the tube numbers? Any other numbers on the tube location sticker? Can you just hook 10 feet of wire thrown on the floor to the external antenna jack and push the Loop button to get external antenna and make it work?

Reece

I'm sure the model # is correct. The list on Nostalgia Air is apparently incorrect.
I don't believe this antenna is anything unusual or specific to this model, as I've seen "Radionet" listed as a feature on some other radios. I'm sure an external antenna would work, but I'd like to repair the wires instead of dangling them on the floor.