[Elecraft] OT: Hotel antenna

[Robert Tellefsen]

Dave
One thing you will need is a way to hold the wire
away from the side of the building.  A telescoping
fishing pole would be the easiest to take along
and draw no comments.  You can stick it out a
window and let the thin wire hang down in the
clear.
Good luck and 73
Bob N6WG

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Van Wallaghen" <w8fgu at comcast.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 10:58 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Hotel antenna


> OT I know, but it does relate to my K2 ;-)
>
> Wondering if anyone on the list might have a recommendation for a simple
QRP
> antenna for use in a hotel? My wife is attending a conference in Chicago
in
> a couple of weeks and I'm going with. When she booked the hotel, I just
> asked that we get a room as high as possible. I'm not sure what we got
yet.
>
> I'm taking my K2 (I bought a nice Pelican case for it a few months ago)
and
> a few spools of small enameled wire. I was thinking of just using a 65'
end
> fed with a 1/4 wavelength counterpoise for 40m operation. I've also done
> some reading on the W3EDP antenna.
>
> Anyone have some decent experiences out there? Or, bad ones that I should
> stay away from?
>
> Dave W8FGU
> K2 #5099
>
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