[Antennas] Multiband antennas

[Mike Gilchrist]

I preceded the post with a warning caveat!  Why not a BB gun?  It's worked 
for me.

"Not good advise"   hmmmm  ??? !!! Not good spelling. :-)

At 11:34 AM 9/23/2004 -0400, KA8VIT wrote:
>Why not just use a high-speed drill / drill-bit made for
>drilling glass ?    A dremel tool will work.
>
>A B-B gun   ??? !!!!     Not good advise.
>
>Good luck !
>
>72/73,
>
>Bill  KA8VIT
>
>
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>On 9/23/2004 at 11:02 AM Mike Gilchrist wrote:
>
> >I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but there is a good way
> >to
> >pass 600 ohm line through a house without much of an impedance hump.
> >
> >First, a word of warning.  CAUTION!  If you follow this procedure, I will
> >not be responsible for any damage to your house or injury to you or
> >innocent bystanders.
> >
> >This pass through assumes there is a window in the room.  A children's BB
> >gun, held against the glass will "USUALLY" just plink a small hole in the
> >glass.  A pair of side-by-side holes will accommodate a banana plug
> >arrangement.  You put the posts through the holes, with rubber washers,
> >and
> >snug them down.  I then solder the 600 ohm ends to male banana plugs.
> >
> >This has another advantage.  I put a drip loop outside the window.  When
> >the storms come, the wind whips the cable and the banana plugs come out of
>
> >the jacks, essentially disconnecting the antenna system from the shack.
> >
> >I have done this 4 times now with no broken windows.
> >
> >YMMV
> >
> >73, Mike kf4fdj
> >
>
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