[Heathkit] Antenna book query

Bob Macklin macklinbob at msn.com
Sun Aug 15 21:58:11 EDT 2010


Try the "Stealth Radio" book. It covers what you need and it is CHEAP!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Kaplan" <krkaplan at cox.net>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 6:19 PM
Subject: [Heathkit] Antenna book query


> It looks like ARRL has about 39 publications in the antenna category 
> (some are Smith charts). Anyone here have a suggestion about which one 
> to get? I can't afford them all <g>. I live in a CCR neighborhood. If it 
> can be seen from the street, I'm in trouble. I have a 2 story home so I 
> can do a little bit of hiding. I'd like to try to get on 80, 40, 20. No 
> beams, quads or long dipoles will fit. I suppose I could hid a bedspring 
> somewhere <g>. Short of moving to more reasonable neighborhood, I've 
> heard that some have had a bit of success with things they have been 
> able to hid in an attic. I have one of those going to waste right now. 
> Any of the ARRL books cover this kind of challenge? I'm not looking for 
> EME and I'm not into contests - just fun contacts wherever I can make 
> them with my SB-102.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ken
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