[Antennas] Through Glass Antenna

[John Lawson]

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006, w8okn at charter.net wrote:

> I used my analyzer for the exact same antenna and it worked FB.  Perfect SWR
> after adjustment.
>
> Check your glass.  Some tints have aluminum, I recall.


   Many car windows, especially rear ones - have embedded heating elements 
for de-frosting. This will of course play hell with coupling RF through 
the glass.  I have learned this 'the hard way' - though it seems so 
obvious now....  ;}


   Cheers

John  KB6SCO