[TenTec] OT: Indoor Antenna

[kf6e at mail.com]

Jim,

Sounds like good advice.
 

 I laid out some ground radials in the back yard and installed a mount for my screwdriver vertical.  I put that up after dark some evenings, and can work 80 and 160.  Interestingly, the attic dipoles do better on send and receive for 40 through 10.  The screwdriver vertical does pretty well on 80, and reasonably well on 6 and 2.

I have been considering an S9-type vertical, which, being longer, should be more efficient than the screwdriver.  I'm fairly sure I'd never get away with a beam, though.  My neighbors complain about just about anything, and there is even a committee of the HOA that goes around the entire development every week looking for discrepancies.


 
Thanks for the encouragement.

73,
Frank
KF6E

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jliving39 at aol.com
To: tentec at contesting.com
Sent: Mon, Nov 29, 2010 10:00 am
Subject: [TenTec] OT: Indoor Antenna


Frank,

     Suggest that you get into the Stealth Mode using  the Redneck 

Philosophy of Not Asking Permission, but Begging Forgiveness if  Caught.  I am 

sure 

you could rig up some kind of outside antenna.  I  am in a restricted area 

and have a 40meter dipole, a 20, 17, 10 meter fan  dipole, and a six meter 

beam outside.  Keep them low and the associations  won't bother you.  However, 

do not ask if it is ok.  Simply do  it.

jim, K4CFA

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