  The aCORN experiment measures the electron-antineutrino $a$-coefficient in
free neutron decay. We update the previous aCORN results to include radiative
and recoil corrections to first order, and discuss a key issue in the
comparison of results from different $a$-coefficient experimental methods when
these effects are considered. The corrected combined result is $\overline{a} =
-0.10779 \pm 0.00125\, ({\rm stat}) \pm 0.00133\, ({\rm sys})$, averaged over
the full Fermi neutron beta spectrum. The corresponding corrected result for
the ratio of weak coupling constants $\lambda = G_A/G_V$ is $\lambda = -1.2712
\pm 0.0061$. This improves agreement with previous $a$-coefficient experiments,
in particular the 2020 aSPECT result
