[R-390] Antenna question

[Scott, Barry (Clyde B)]

How did this work for you?  Would Martha Stewart approve?  What kind of cookies did you use?  I figure chocolate-chip would be a good choice.  The relative density of the chocolate soaks up RF energy better than, say a plain sugar cookie.  Let us know the results.

Barry(III) - N4BUQ

> I agree about books being better than vegetating in front of the
> TV....unless it's news. I'm going to cover the TV some 
> tonight with a large,
> heavy cookie sheet and see what top shielding does. My coax 
> feed slopes away
> from the TV, but I went out and looked this morning I saw 
> that both dipole
> centers were just about right over that cheap TV. Rotating 
> the TV table
> didn't help any last night, so I'm thinking a heavy metal 
> sheet on top may
> help. If not, I have some thin zinc sheets that I can bend 
> until I find a
> good shield shape. Dropping the TV and saying, "oops" would 
> sure be a lot
> easier and more satisfying. I'll do the wire in the 
> unbalanced connector
> first.
> 
> Thanks for the tips.
> 
> 
> 
> Barry