[TenTec] OT: Indoor Antenna

[Clayton Brantley]

I remember several years ago Al Henderson (SK) K6AJ and I made two 3-500z amps 
and Al took one of his verticals to VA.
They were installed and as far as I know, it's still there and working.  Al was 
the owner of Signature Antenna Systems in San
Diego, CA.  His antenna is a beast!  Fully sealed in a dry nitrogen atsomphere 
and tunable from 2 to 30 mhz remotely.

He sold a bunch of them to the Navy and Air Force.  I do have a 3 or 4 page 
booklet describing the antenna.  Also, the 3-500z
amp was the first "no tune" I knew of.  I had one of them working 40 metere from 
6.8 to 7.4 mhz!

Happy DXing
Clayton N4EV




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From: "kf6e at mail.com" <kf6e at mail.com>
To: tentec at contesting.com
Sent: Tue, November 30, 2010 11:04:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor Antenna

Thanks.  If flagpoles were allowed, I'd have a flagpole antenna.  I spent about 
a half hour talking with my lawyer last night, 

and there are no loopholes in VA law that I could use.  The only flags allowed 
in our community are the type that attach
to the exterior wall.  I have an MFJ apartment antenna that I might be able to 
disguise that way.



I'm going to apply for permission to erect a basketball backstop in the back 
yard.  The screwdriver vertical will just fit inside a six-inch PVC pipe.



73,
Frank
KF6E



-----Original Message-----
From: Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev at yahoo.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 29, 2010 4:09 pm
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor Antenna


This month's QST has a real good article on a flagpole antenna.

Another article a few years back shows how to put a Hustler 5BTV inside

PVC water pipe.



Might want to look at those.  Good luck with the snoops!  Hi.

Might run a bluff citing Dept of Homeland Security, etc.



73's Clayton N4EV









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From: "Rsoifer at aol.com" <Rsoifer at aol.com>

To: tentec at contesting.com

Sent: Mon, November 29, 2010 11:09:35 AM

Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor Antenna



Another possible alternative, depending on your state law, is a flagpole  

vertical.  Here in Arizona, state law allows  homeowners to display the 

American flag, military service, POW/MIA, the  state and Arizona Indian nation 

flags. HOAs may not prohibit flagpoles, but  may adopt "reasonable rules and 

regulations regarding the placement and manner  of display" of flags, 

including rules regulating the location and size of  flagpoles (ARS 33-1808).



73 Ray W2RS





In a message dated 11/29/2010 3:17:14 P.M. GMT Standard Time, kf6e at mail.com 

writes:



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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