Hi Carmela,

Hi, this is Howard Thomas, W A 9 Y B W, located in Springfield, Illinois. 
There are three Howards on this list and I am known as "Howard #3".

I see you have a 9 call, where are you located?

Operating V H F or U H F from your apartment shouldn't be to much of a 
problem, however, operating H F 80 through 10 meters will be a real 
challenge and probably shouldn't be attempted with any power over 50 watts 
or so.  It is not advisable to be in close proximity to high power such as 
that radiated by an indoor H F antenna.  The biggest problem with H F 
antennas, they can be rather large. There are small H F antennas that could 
be used, indoors,  if you run Q R P, (low power), under 20 watts.  A mobile 
H F antenna could possibly work from a balcony.

If we can be of further assistance, don't hesitate to ask, there is tons of 
knowledge on this list.

73

Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carmela Morrison" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: Hello


> Hi, I am Carmela Morrison and ham operator with the general class.
> I have been a ham eversince 1977, but never on the air.
> I recently received my general class license, but because of the stormy
> weather I haven't been able to connect. Is there a way to use the antenna
> inside the house and have a decent reception?
> Sincerely,
> Carmela Morrison
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 10:47 AM
> Subject: Re: MFJ Tuner Extender
>
>
>> From what I've been told, if you took it apart and looked inside, you'd
>> find
>> it's not worth it.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 8:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: MFJ Tuner Extender
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> Never used one of these, but I think it is just half of a tuner.   It's
>>> got a tapped inductor with  a rotary switch  so you can add various
>>> amounts of inductance  and then tune the auto tuner into it.
>>>
>>> You could monkey around with coax length to find something that suits
>>> your needed band, and maybe lose another band  at the same time.  Or a
>>> plain old external tuner to match whatever bands  the auto tuner doesn't
>>> like.
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not sure how much loss is involved with the MFJ thing,  but it's
>>> ease of use may make it an attractive option.
>>>
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/30/2014 4:14 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone had any experience, either good or bad, with the MFJ tuner
>>>> extender?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Out at the RV, my Alpha Delta DXCC tunes with the TS480 internal 
>>>> antenna
>>>> tuner throughout the top half of 80 meters, and I'm wondering how much
>>>> it
>>>> might extend the tunable range for the lower part of the band.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Of course, I ask this question knowing three things right off the bat.
>>>> First, the DXCC is only 82 feet long, so will obviously be quite narrow
>>>> on
>>>> 80 meters.  Second, the lower half of 80 meters goes all the way down 
>>>> to
>>>> 3.5
>>>> MHZ, which is a long way away from the middle part of the band at 3.750
>>>> MHZ.
>>>> Third, of course, as we all know, just because an antenna tunes, that
>>>> doesn't always mean it will perform well at the end of the tuning
>>>> process.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The camp site DXCC already tunes on 10, 15, 17, 20, and 40 meters.  30
>>>> meters would be nice, but is not a necessity for me at this time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm just trying to decide if adding this piece of equipment to my tool
>>>> box
>>>> would be worth it in the long run.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>