[Elecraft] Really OT: Inside-the-vehicle HF antennas (possible bonus points)

Phil Kane k2asp at kanafi.org
Sun Jul 16 20:28:56 EDT 2017


On 7/15/2017 8:18 PM, Randy Bright wrote:

> Would there be a way to repurpose the defrost wiring that is sandwiched
> between the layers of glass in some back windows and use that thin wire for
> your antenna?

Has been done for sneaky mobile DF systems decades ago.  We called then
"defroster antennas" but only got L/R indications.  Had to turn the
whole car to get real bearings!

-- 
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon


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