What kind of auto tuner will tune a random wire?  I thought most I've 
looked at were for dipoles.
73
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
open Node 3148
Las Vegas


On Mon, 4 Oct 2010, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:

> 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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