[Cliffdwellers] Help on HF antenna for apartment

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 13:39:34 -0700 (PDT)

Having lived on the 9th floor of a high-rise at one
time, I would say that any indoor antenna probably
won't due well due to all the concrete surrounding it.
 He is probably best off sneaking a wire outside and
loading it against a counterpoise.

-- Alan, wb2erj

--- Walter Cang <[email protected]> wrote:
> No balcony :(  
> 
> I think he did try to load the window frame and says
> it barely worked.  
> 
> Walter VA3WYC
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Farrar [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: April 23, 2004 4:19 PM
> > To: Walter Cang
> > Subject: Re: [Cliffdwellers] Help on HF antenna
> for apartment
> > 
> > 
> > The aluminium window frames will, and probably
> are, the 
> > problem. You have to
> > get away from them.  Is there a balcony that could
> be used?  
> > Have you tried
> > loading the window frame as an antenna?
> > 
> > Mike   VE3WMF
> > 
> > 
> > Hi there!
> > 
> > I'm helping a friend set up his first HF station. 
> He lives 
> > in the 7th floor
> > of a high rise condo.  His radio room has glass
> sliding 
> > windows.  He has
> > tested an MFJ 1622 apartment antenna
> >
>
http://www.mfjenterprises.com/products.php?prodid=MFJ-1622
> > It was clamped on to the outside window but the
> results were 
> > disappointing,
> > not to mention the fact that rules in his condo
> considered it illegal.
> > 
> > Has anyone heard of commercial or home brew HF
> antenna 
> > designs that can be
> > installed around the inside of a glass window?  I
> noticed 
> > they stretch from
> > slightly above the floor to the ceiling.  It has
> an aluminium 
> > frame though.
> > 
> > Thanks for your response.
> > 
> > 73 de VA3WYC Walter
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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