I once installed an inverted-Vee for 15 meters in our apartment.  It worked
great, in fact I received the WAS (Worked All Stereos) award for that setup.
<g> If you have a balcony you might be able to put out a hamstick with a
quick disconnect.   Clip a counterpoise to the ground and make it as long as
the lowest frequency you want to work.  Unroll it to the length of the
frequency you are working (or best swr).  You can quickly and easily take it
down when not in use. 


I have also used a B&W  telescoping antenna with coils you change out for
each band.  The B&W has a clamp to bolt it to your balcony and a
counterpoise you roll out to tune it.

Here is a link to a 20 meter magnetic loop that you could build.  It is only
3.5 feet on each side.  Here is the link.
http://www.standpipe.com/w2bri/build.htm

Do a google on "amateur radio apartment antenna" and you'll get lots of
ideas for simple antennas you can build.  
        
Regards, Ken -N5SWR

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Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 12:06 PM
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Subject: Re: Carolina windom


Hi Pat and the group.  What have you all done in terms of HF use in
apartments?  Antennas would definately be a limitation there.





On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Pat Byrne wrote:

> I used a Carolina Windem one year on forty at Field Day.  I had
> bought the antenna for that reason and I was impressed with how well
> it performed.  I would have it up here, but I don't have quite enough
> real estate.  But my impression is that it is quite an antenna and if
> I can find some innovative ham friends, it may yet be a part of the
> landscape around here.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 03:42 AM 10/30/2005, you wrote:
> >I can't figure out why this antenna isn't working well any more.  But
> >I was reading up on the Carolina Windom, do any of you use it, and if
> >so what do you think of it?
>

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Subject: Re: Carolina windom


Hi Pat and the group.  What have you all done in terms of HF use in
apartments?  Antennas would definately be a limitation there.

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