[BARC-List] Lightbulb antenna?

[Dick Doherty]

I ,now one time ka1ncr  ketwd his 820 when his wife walked by his 
antenna with a armfull of floresent bulbs and they lit up

he's not married to her anymore

David P. Goncalves wrote:

>Aw, come on! A light bulb? It is a low resistance with a little
>capacitance in parallel and inductance in series. It does at HF what it
>does at 60 Hz; convert current into
>heat and light. There will be a little radiation, and a little reception
>of signals. With enough power, you'll be heard - that is true. I use dummy
>loads when I test the NU repeater with an HT. 5W will key it up from
>across the room. Dave Potter (K1MBO) told me a story about a test he
>did with his 70cm amp and dummy, and how his friend
>called him up with a signal report.
>
>Unless you live in a cardboard box, there are far better antennas for your
>cramped location. I used a shortened dipole when I lived on Boylston St.,
>and managed to find some brownish enameled wire for a 5 story upside down
>vertical. That was a cramped little apartment, an alley away from Fenway.
>It isn't great, but it worked. Have you considered loops? As a fellow
>Husky and W1KBN alum, I'll gladly help anyway I can with parts and
>references.
>
>Dave Goncalves
>W1EUJ
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