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

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ok, Off Topic, but long time no talk to folks...
From: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@qsl.net>
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:18:09 -0400
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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.
That said... 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... 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. Ok guys, let's hear your suggestions. 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


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