The Icom ah4 and the SGC sg235
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: restrictive antenna conditions


> 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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