[Antennas] 40m mobile antenna e.r.p. compared

[Sam Morgan]

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:42:15 -0400
"A10382" <a10382 at snet.net> wrote:

> Unless you're in a subterranean apartment (or in a metal clad building),
> there are some indoor antenna types that will still let you get out
> pretty well.. with the only drawback is that you just have to keep the
> power fairly low to maintain good rf exposure criteria.
> 
> Do you have access to a crawl space or even an attic above your ceiling?
> If so, you can easily put up some impressive wire and even small yagis
> on a rotator in those spaces.
>
I'm on the bottom floor / outside wall of a ....
2 story (4 unit building) (2 downstairs and 2 upstairs) 

bottom floor (8') is brick siding 

2nd floors siding is 9'8" vertically of sheetmetal siding 

I already have 100' of wire looped around the ceiling of a 11.5'x13' room
for rx

2 sides of my indoor wire is about 2" down and 12" in from the siding

 
> You might want to consider signing up for the 'cliff dwellers' list here
> on QTH.  Dedicated to apartment dwellers and those living in restricted
> communities.
>
tnx, I got excited, but seems it's a bit inactive ....
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cliffdwellers/ 

Sam Morgan
KA5OAI
mailto:ka5oai at qsl.net