[TenTec] Ok, Off Topic, but long time no talk to folks...

[Bwana Bob]

Dave Tipton wrote:
> I have found myself living in Southern California for the next 6 months.  Worse yet, in a 850 sq foot apartment.  While this is not ALL bad, it does create some real issues.
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>   That said...
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>   I'm contemplating running a sheet metal screw straight into the gutter that runs out side of my balcony.  It's about 20 feet tall, connected to a 30 foot wide section.  An Inverted L sorta...
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>   What would be the absolute best way to load this?  I'm on the second floor.. Can't put in a real ground system.  Should I get a 35 foot spool of wire and try to make a counterpoise by unrolling it?  I can snake it around my living room.
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>   Ok guys, let's hear your suggestions.
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>   Thanks,
>   Dave
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A balanced antenna would be better. Buy 2 slinky toys and make a dipole. 
The steel coils will take solder, if you use a little paste flux. When 
stretched out, the resonant frequency is about 7.5 MHz. Feed it with a 
tuner.


                                                                         
         73,

                                                                         
         Bob WB2VUF