I used a cookie sheet, you need about 19 inches, but even a can might help.
KD2CDUAt 12:21 AM 8/18/2013, you wrote:
>And Tom could have a sign in his old office: "Tom's radio room -
>stay the hell out"!!
>Pat, K9JAUAt 11:14 PM 8/17/2013, you wrote:
> >Well, Tom, obviously it's time to drill a hole in the ceiling above the
> >filing cabinet to give your antenna some breathing space. You should also
> >think about adding an extension to make the antenna come out of the roof
> >into the outdoors where it can do some good.
> >
> >For another possibility, consider running some coax back to your old office
> >so you could keep the antenna where it was working well. Come to think of
> >it, leave the radio and the antenna in the old office and set up a microwave
> >link to your new office. This has the added advantage of making it look
> >like the new occupant of your old office is the ham radio operator. Of
> >course, that house of cards falls apart pretty quickly if anyone figures out
> >who set up the microwave link.
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 11:05
> >Subject: 2-meter Antenna Challenge
> >
> >
> > > Hi, all.
> > >
> > > I hope I am not wearing out my welcome back to the list, but I have a
> > > challenging antenna situation I'm currently facing in the new faculty
> > > office
> > > I will be occupying starting this Spring semester.
> > >
> > > I currently have an old Kenwood TMV7A in the office, with which I have
> > > always had at least some luck, in terms of getting into our local 2-meter
> > > repeater. The repeater is about 15 miles from the University.
> > >
> > > However, in my new office, I am finding that the small
> mag-mount antenna I
> > > have always used simply does not allow me to reach the repeater
> > > consistently. Currently, I have the magmount sitting on a small metal
> > > bracket on the window sill in the office. It is right next to
> the window,
> > > so I would think that should help. However, I do not have much of a
> > > ground
> > > plain for the magmount. I also think there is some de-sensing going on
> > > with
> > > the steel of the office building, and with other surrounding computer
> > > equipment in the office complex.
> > >
> > > I do have a filing cabinet on the other side of the office that I could
> > > use
> > > as a ground plane, but the top of the filing cabinet is too high, and
> > > there
> > > is not enough space between it and the office ceiling to accommodate the
> > > magmount antenna.
> > >
> > > This obviously is a very challenging situation, and I also have to be at
> > > least somewhat concerned with appearance, in terms of not having an
> > > ugly-looking antenna that might draw more attention to what I
> am trying to
> > > do than I might want.
> > >
> > > Do any of you have any suggestions as to how to help the
> mag-mount perform
> > > better in this situation?
> > >
> > > Or, might I be better off considering another type of antenna, such as a
> > > J-pole of some sort.
> > >
> > > I would appreciate any thoughts.
> > >
> > > Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> > >
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