[Antennas] RE: length of random wire

Tue, 08 Jul 2003 00:51:08 +0000

Tried it out on HF yet?

  "Communications" is a People skill, the rest is technology.
             Durwydd MacTara

>From: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Antennas] RE: length of random wire
>Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:22:34 -0500
>
>I have the same problem.
>
>If you have a well-watered tree nearby you may want to use it as an
>antenna. I haven't had a chance to quantitatively test it yet but it
>appears to be working pretty well for me. See
>http://www.qsl.net/kf4bwg/treeant.htm for details.
>
>Since it's difficult to keep my window secured if I use coax I used speaker
>wire instead, but keep in mind my particular application is receive only. I
>would definitely use coax if I intended to transmit.
>
>Cory Bys
>http://www.kgb.to/

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