I know that the IRLP and Echolink are savers for a lot of these problems.
WHen I move into mine I hope that I have a porch for the magmount to go
out on, if not I will put it near a window.





On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Pat Byrne wrote:

> Jeff,
> I have never faced the problem of antennaes and apartments.  Friends
> have gotten dipoles and random lengths of wire up in the attic with
> varying degrees of success.  Others have gotten very thin wires
> outside and in to trees.  The first snow or sleet storm and the game
> is up!!  And one can run a mobile antenna with a short radial or two
> mounting the antenna on a balcony railing.
> Short answer; whatever you can get away with and works.
> PatAt 11:06 AM 10/30/2005, you wrote:
> >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?
> > >
>