Tom I wonder if you can remove a ceiling panel sto accommodate the height of
the antenna... I suspect you've considered that and it would be a bit
unsightly, I guess.
I plan to get a similar rig soon to reward my, hoped-for, success on the
extra test at the end of the month.
Rob
K5HMS
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 10:05 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
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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