Hi Carmela,

Mobile antennas don't have the big signals of the out door ones. However,
one can still have fun. 

The three magnets I mentioned are on a t mount for mounting the antenna on a
car. The magnets in doors only serve as wait to keep the antenna up right.
The t mount should have a mount that is threaded for the mobile antenna. It
will usually have a short piece of coaxial cable to connect to the radio. My
t mount had a ground connection to connect my ground wire too. Pretty much
any wire will work for a ground radial on this type of set up. Just use the
formula 234 divided by the frequency in MHz to get the length you need. You
may need to trim it to tune it after it is installed.  The wire itself can
be bought at any hardware store. 14 AWG or 12 AWG are a couple common sizes.
If you need to bend the wire around corners to make it fit, I would by
stranded. Other wise it is recommended to buy solid copper wire. A lower
cost mobile antenna is sold under the name "ham stick". These and the mag
mount or other mounts can be found at ham radio stores. 

I hope this helps.

God bless,
Mark WZ0K

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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2014 3:16 PM
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Subject: Re: wd9hfd Help me with indoor connection

    thank you, Mark. Like you, I live in a townhouse with no attic. So, I 
need to buy a "mobile antenna," connect it to the tranceiver, then to three 
counterpoise magnet mag. What is "mag?" Keep the trnsmitting power to five 
wats, and I have it all? Tell me what I missed.Can I buy all these at a 
Hardware Store?
Carmela

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Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: wd9hfd Help me with indoor connection


> Hi
>
> Well, most in door antennas are usually vhf or uhf. There are some people
> who do HF in doors. However, one must remember to turn the power of the
> transmitter down to around 5 watts in doors.
>
> I used an out backer on a three magnet mag mount in doors. The trick is to
> put a counterpoise wire on the ground side of the mobile antenna. One can
> run this wirealong the base board of the wall. Try to keep pets and other
> people from touching it while you are transmitting though. They can get a
> nasty shock.
>
> Other people figure out how to mount antennas in the attic. I never had 
> that
> option. So, perhaps someone else can give you tips on that one.
>
> I hope this gives you some ideas.
>
> God bless,
> Mark WZ0K
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Carmela Morrison
> Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2014 12:57 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: wd9hfd Help me with indoor connection
>
> Because of the little space available to me and the constand storming of
> Indianapolis, I've decided that best way for me is to use my radio 
> indoors.
> So, anybody can tell me what kind antenna I need, how to install it and
> whatever more I need to get on the air. I don't care in what band, just to
> get on the air for the first time is sufficient for me.Carmela Morrison