comeon  don’t tell her stuff like that. first her radio is not capable of sideband mode, and second, if you are goig to work that mode an outside antenna with good cable,and usually a preamp is required. Us old time hams get that, but saying something lilt hat to a ham who is not experienced yet is rather misleading and cruel. Placing a mag mount antenna like that is also dangerous, especially if she has pets. The metal of a filing cabinet also might not hold the antenna in that position, since it is not designed for that kind of use.
On Mar 22, 2014, at 3:32 PM, Gary Tillinghast <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hey Linda,
> If you stuck the antenna to the side of the file cabinet , you would be 
> horizontally polerized, so you could work sideband skip..
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: John Miller
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Mag mount antenna
> 
> You'd be better sticking it right to the cabinet then, cookie sheet won't
> make a bit of difference on VHF or UHF with a ground plain like a filing
> cabinet.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Linda C. Knight" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Mag mount antenna
> 
> 
>> Yes, it's a metal one.
>> 
>> 
>> Hugs and 73
>> Linda C. Knight & shirley
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