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Thanks for the suggestions and ideas!!
Just because you can not see the stars does not mean you can not reach for
them.
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From: "Greg Osborne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: antennas
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> I hear ham-sticks are pretty good and around $20 each, their only draw
> backs are maybe a somewhat decreased band-range and swapping one for
> another unless you also invest in the quick release connectors.
>
> This is second-hand though.
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> I have also heard that mobile mount antennas such as on-glass antenna and
> such can work well, and have heard of someone putting a mobile mount
> ground-plane antenna on a cookie sheet for an artificial plane in their
> attick.
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> I have an indoor j-pole antenna which works well for 2 meters, though it
> does throw up some RFI inside the room.
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> I have asked around about the same thing, and from what I've been told and
> from what I've seen, there is no one good solution, there are lots of ways
> to do things when it comes to antennas. My best two suggeestions would be
> to ask a local ham/club for their thoughts/advice, as they can also help
> you with any RFI problems possibly and can also maybe help you construct
> some home brew antennas for a lot less than you'll pay on hte market. The
> other suggestion, if that's not an option, is maybe to look into the
> ham-sticks or mobile mounts.
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> 73's and best of luck,
> Greg Osborne
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