I know someone with a dipole kind of run about 2 inches form the ceiling in 
his apartment, it runs kind of all over the place, but it works pretty well 
for him. It's thin wire too so really you can't see it I'm told unless 
you're looking for it and he gets a good signal out there.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:02 PM
Subject: Antennas


> Colin,
>
>   Some years ago I made a contact with a ham who later came to be known as
> Dr. Joe on 7245, who some may remember the group, at the time we made our
> first contact, he was talking on a long wire running around the base 
> boards
> of his apartment and tied off on the rail of his balcony.  He had a
> respectable signal.
>
> KF5UB Richard