I talked to someone at philips through there chat help line and they no longer make the mant 310 antenna sorry
A powered antenna will do wonders over a non amplified one. The powered ant. has a amplifier that has to be plugged into the wall to work.
Yes, of course it does. There are many NYC residents that still get their TV via antenna.
The antenna mast is stripped.
Last I knew, Magnavox TV's were manufactured by NAP, or North American Philips. I don't know if they still do, but they used to manufacture the Magnavox, Philips and Philco brands.
The mechanism inside the box is stripped.
Nothing, the ball is still in, unless the ball hits the antenna. If the ball hits the antenna at any point. The ball is called out.
You can still watch your local news without an antenna, as all satellite packages will carry a local channel listing.
The radio is grounding through the antenna connection. Unplug the antenna and see that it will stop. However you still need to hook up the ground 1st and the antenna last.
The antenna relay could be bad
There will be some amount of continuity in a k30. There is a coil at the bottom of the antenna base, so the ohm reading will be high, but should still be there.
Philips a Dutch company has been in Hamilton since 1966. Originally there were two factories on each side of Wellhall Road but today only one side remains. Philips were, and still are, one of the major employers in South Lanarkshire.
A household would still need a VHF antenna if their broadcaster is using a tower that broadcasts signals using VHF. You can check this by calling your cable service provider.