Tom, are you willing to try an end fed random wire?

This would most likely mean investing in an external automatic tuner 
if you don't have the necessary gadgetry such as one of the audible 
watt meters to handle a manual tuner.

If the answer to the above is "Yes," or even "Maybe," reply back, and 
I'll expand on this possibility.

Despite what the text books say, I know for a fact that such an 
antenna will work when stuck through or under the screen, with the 
window simply slammed down on top of it.

Of course, you don't want to touch that window while you are 
transmitting.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 11:06 AM
Subject: restrictive antenna conditions


Ok, folks, thought I'd throw this question out.  Need to get antenna
suggestions.  I've been living in a house and running a G5RV but have 
had to
move to an apartment.

Ok, I cannot attach anything to the building structure, I have no 
trees, and I
have one pole that I can use that is 14ft tall.  I have a couple 
clothes line
poles that are roughly six feet tall and that's about it.  I could run 
some sort
of wire but I've nothing to attach the ends to.  Since I can't use the 
roof or
any part of the building there's no help there.  It is a one story 
building
which helps but that 14ft pole is really about what I've got.  If 
something
wasn't too heavy I think I could extend the thing to 20ft or so.  Its 
a 3 inch
pole and its concreted into the ground.  Its heavy steel so its not 
going
anywhere.

Oh, they're pretty iffie about my running any kind of wires to hold a 
pole in
place.

I've got a ts-2000 so have 160m-70cm.  I'm thinking to get a duplexer 
and run a
j-pole for 2m and 70cm so am really looking for 6m and down.

The building itself is stone so I have to drill holes between stones 
from the
outside through whatever it is that's holding the things together. 
I've got an
ok for that but that means no breakout box or any suh: just running 
one or two
cables through the wall.  I'll also be able to run one or two 8ft 
ground rods
near my window.  The pole is about 5ft outside the window so cable 
length won't
be a problem.

Tom


Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html


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