I redirected this back to the listserv.

Maurice, I'm glad you were able to get an antenna up.  Check in when you 
can.  Perhaps on some days conditions will be better and several of us will 
be able to copy you well.  In my first 5 years living in the Washington 
area, I was on the east side, on the tenth floor of a 17-story apartment 
building.  Following the lead of an earlier blind ham, K3NPV/K4YF, I ran a 
fishing pole out the window with about 40 feet of wire hanging down.  My 
receiving was fantastic to the east, north and south, but not to the west. 
As a transmit antenna it was somewhat efficient, with a tuner and with the 
equipment grounded to a convector.  On ten meters I worked much of Europe 
and Africa, and at one time I worked Thailand and Siberia on 10 or 15.  You 
should have little trouble working places like Hawaii, Alaska, Japan, China, 
Siberia, etc.  CW will work better than phone, if you can do it.  Enjoy the 
hobby!
73, Lloyd, W3IUU
-----Original Message----- 
From: Maurice Mines
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:24 AM
To: Lloyd Rasmussen
Subject: Re: 20-Meter Net, September 16

Hello, a bit about my antenna installation and about where is in 
relationship to where I live and stuff like that. One I believe the antenna 
is on the west side of the building which is also the same side of the 
building that I live on. The building put it up after I asked them because 
of a former resident who was an amateur radio operator unfortunately he is 
now ask Kay. So I think that if you have a situation this is a very good 
thing. Unfortunately in less putting meters really picks up, I think that my 
signal might be the status quo. I don't know how else to make it better 
without appearing to bike bandit feeds me. So to speak. I hope this helps. 
Sincerely maurice mines. Amateur radio call
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