[MilCom] Help in the MidWest

[Duane Mantick]

Matt's suggestion will work - an extra helper on this one is to get it
as high in the air as you can within your "confines", and/or the closer to
a window or exterior wall you can get will also help.  Within that set
of parameters, get it as far AWAY from a TV or computer or computer monitor
as you possibly can.  Most consumer electronics generate horrid amounts
of trash in the HF range.  Compact Flourescent lights *can*, but I can tell
you that this is not absolute.  I have two identical ones in my garage, and
one of them generates broadband crap - the other does NOT.

Indoor antennas can be a bitch, but with patience identifying interference
sources (usually meaning you turn things off while you listen until you 
find the one or ones making the biggest noises) and tweaking the physical
location of the antenna you can do some pretty good signal sniffing with
them.

Mine also get used for transmitting, too, on the Amateur HF bands so I can
tell you that you CAN achieve remarkable results.   I will also suggest a 
good preselector and if you can find one with a good low-noise preamp, so
much the better.

Duane
WB9OMC
 

-----Original Message-----
From: milcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Matt Cawby
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 5:09 PM
To: milcom
Subject: Re: [MilCom] Help in the MidWest

For an HF antenna, maybe some magnet wire tacked to the ceiling. It's hair
thin and almost invisible. Radio Shack sells a couple hundred feet for five
dollars.

--
Matt Cawby
Seattle, WA


On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:11:52 -0800,
daren3006-milcom3006 at mailblocks.com
<daren3006-milcom3006 at mailblocks.com> wrote:

> I think I have a couple things working against me as a milcomer. I live in
a condo and I live in the MidWest. Not exactly the mecca of military
aviation. Although I realize HF is not limited to a geographic area.
> Can anyone suggest a good antenna to use in my condo? Outside antennas are
a no no! Also can anyone tell me what types of Milcom I can expect to hear
in the Midwest...specifically Northwest Iowa.
> Thanks,
> Daren
>
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