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Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor Antenna

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor Antenna
From: John Graves <jh.graves@verizon.net>
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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:45:12 -0500
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Frank,

I suggest you look for an Cushcraft R7. It has the traditional sleeve traps which make it relatively narrow...It does want short radial extenstions at the bottom but they will scare the birds z(HI) and it could be inserted into your errr Flackpole oh flagpole if you use PVC. It is about 22 ft tall but you will want it up at 7-10 ft to start to get reasonable performance. I love mine and now that I have all the parts to rebuild it, (Storm damage) I will be back in action.

John -- WA1JG

WA1JG@nsradio.org


On 11/29/2010 10:16 AM, kf6e@mail.com wrote:
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@aol.com
To: tentec@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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