[Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

[Matt and Kelly]

You may have already thought of this, but a Buddipole on your deck might
work.  I live on the second floor of an apartment building and use one on my
deck.  Not the best but when no other antennas are allowed/possible, it
works.

Matt - K7OE

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Thom R LaCosta
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:48 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

I could use a suggestion or two....I live in a very congested area....my
house 
is 11 foot wide and 25 feet long...with a yard that is 10 feel deep....I
have a
10 by 10 deck on the second floor.

I used to have an endfed wire that ran across the street to a phone
pole...but 
new houses cut that off.

There is a vent pipe on the back of the house that sticks up about 5 feet
above 
the roof.

So...I could try a loop on my roof(10 x 25 x 10 x 25), go over my neighbor's

roof(20 x 25 x 20 x 25) use the other neighbor's roof (30 x 25 x 30 x24), or
try to attach a light weight mast to the vent pole and go "up".

QRN is very bad here.  Any and all hints would be appreciated.

Rig is the K2 with the autotuner.

73,Thom-k3hrn