Mark said,

I'd rather have the rf radiated at 40 ft where
the antenna is , rather than the line which
ranges from 40 ft down to ground level.

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Mark, Roy,

Of course you would ! So would everybody else.

But iustead of making a federal case out of it, if the question is read
again it will be seen to obtain a longer antenna length and something nearer
to resonance, Ron is being forced to compromise.

And if there IS a bit of RF inside the house most likely it will be due to
the antenna's near field anyway. There's only one way to find out - suck it
and see.
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Reg.