[Qcwa] "Hidden" HF antenna

[Jack Harper]

One thing that I forgot to mention was that the performance of the AP-10A seems to fall off drastically when attached to a window sill (my favorite method) that is made of metal (the window frame that is).

I suppose that the radiated RF is absorbed by the surrounding metal -- anyhow, it does not work very well at all in that situation. With wood it is great. Metal kills it.

Regards to the List

Jack, W0YJ (Friend to all things Hammarlund)

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>No, but I have used a similar B&W product -- the AP-10A -- see 
>http://www.bwantennas.com/eng/ap10a.eng.htm
>
>Some years ago, on my honeymoon in New Zealand, I regularly made contacts on 
>CW all over Australia with that thing with only about a watt of power -- 
>that's several thousand miles away. 
>
>Needless to say, I am known as a Hot Date :)
>
>These days, I still use the same QRP rig and the little B&W antenna when 
>camping and, occasionally, when traveling to somewhere new overseas on 
>business and it still gets out amazingly well with that one watt running 
>from dry cells -- Life is Good!
>
>
>Regards to the List
>
>Jack, W0YJ (Friend to all things Hammarlund)
>
>
>
>
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Jack Harper                                              BSI2000, Inc.
303-231-9095                          Lakewood, Colorado USA

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