do not abandon all hope… some people have made very good use of magnetic loop antennas which are 2 to 3 feet apart. I have used one myself that a friend had set up for a jamboree on the air event and was amazed at how well it did and how easy it was to put up and use. tuning it was a bit of a challenge, but with the audible meters that are available, which I did not know autbefore, they become a viable option. Several companies made these loops and associated control boxes to drive their tuning capacitors. The one that I used got you in the ballpark with an auto tune button  then you just tapped the up or down buttons to get the match perfect. At iota I had too much dx, instead of not enough actually., and if you mount one of those loops on eye instead of horizontally you can null out noise with it as well.

On Feb 18, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I believe that a number of list members are currently using the winkeyer,
> and I am in the process of having one assembled for me.  I believe that CW
> can be sent with a keyboard plugged directly into the winkeyer, or it can be
> sent from the computer keyboard if the winkeyer is plugged into the computer
> via USB cable.
> 
> As for you statement concerning ease of sending Vs. receiving, I totally
> disagree with you.  I can copy far better than I can send due to shakiness
> in my right hand due to extensive use of powerful narcotic pain killers.
> With luck, I will be on the air with my winkeyer in a few more days.  Also,
> if you think that you do well working CW barefoot, try working CW with 1500
> watts!
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of richard fiorello
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 12:57 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: win-keyer
> 
> Hi;
> I'm totally clewless about this keyer.  Sounds like it lets you 
> send c w via a keyboard.  Sending isn't nearly as hard as 
> receiveing.  Has anyone successfully used software to decode c w? 
> Fortunately or unfortunately I think you can do very much more 
> with 100 wats and c w rather than phone.
> As for buying a house where you can put up an h f antenna, make 
> certain you take a trusted ham with you.  I was told that this 
> house should be no problem.  unfortunately they neglected to 
> notice or mention the power line that goes diagnally across my 
> yard.
> buyer be ware
> richard
> sent from my braille note