[Cliffdwellers] hi

[Mark Burlingame]

Hello Allan,

Rain gutter antennas are a classic, and get mention in several antenna
books.  The key seems to be making sure all the gutter/down-spout
segments are solidly bonded together with low inductance braid or
whatever.  Otherwise you can end up with all kinds of problems, RFI and
TVI especially.  You need a good antenna tuner also.  Keep in mind the
rules for RF exposure.  Modest power levels should be no problem.  Other
respondents seem to do quite well at QRP levels.

Good luck.

allan egleston wrote:
> 
> I rembember reading in an electronics magazine where a c.b. operator 
> who lived in an apartment complex, ran coax from his window to his 
> mobile, and hooked up the mobile antennas to his base station rig and 
> covered up the offending coax and no one suspected. Could this be 
> transfered to ham. I also heard of hams using downspouts and rain 
> gutters and dipoles on rose trellis. 73's de Allan Egleston, kf6uxj
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