Hi Howard,
Yep, you're assumption is correct. I'm sure looking forward to getting that 1 quarter inch adapter, and pluggin in that awesome code key!
Well, from what I have read, all the snake antennas are, is just a piece of coax, with the one end having the pl259 connecter, and nothing at the other end.
I'm looking forward to trying it out tonight again, and seeing how it gets out on different bands.
Trippy, ac8s
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Howard, W A 9 Y B W 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 10:42 AM
  Subject: Re: making progress, found the jack, but key won't plug in!


  Harry,

  I assume the plug on your key is an eighth inch or 3.5 millimeter size.  You 
  can get an adaptor from Radio Shack to convert that to a quarter inch plug.

  What is the snake antenna?

  73

  Howard #3

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
  To: <[log in to unmask]>
  Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 12:29 AM
  Subject: making progress, found the jack, but key won't plug in!


  > Hi all,
  > Well folks, a few things:
  > 1. I found the jack to plug in the code key, however, when I try to plug =
  > in the code key, the plug on the end of the code key is too small.
  > So, obviously, I need an adapter, so what size? 1 8th inch, or what?
  > 2. Well folks, the snake antenna works, I kid you not! I worked a friend =
  > of myne here in town on 20 and 10 meters, and I was 40 over 9! Now, to =
  > see if I can work some other stations worldwide, and my audio was great! =
  > You would think that this type of an antenna wouldn't receive or =
  > transmit worth a darn, but, ya know what? It does, it actually does!
  > 73,
  > Trippy, ac8s, who is absolutely thrilled to be back on his own hf =
  > station!