Length:
Longer is better..

here's a Stealth apartment Antenna & Instructions on how to build one...
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MATERIALS

Some Stranded, Insulated copper wire from Radio shack
Colors so it matches the bricks / outside of your building

Some stick-on Cord holders
One tube clear Silicone sealer glue
A roll of Duct tape color of outside of apt.

One Mop / Long Pole
One piece of twine or string.
One Small soft edged weight.

PROCEDU

See how far it is in between two windows of your Apt..

Measure out a piece of string this distance + ~ 6 - 8 feet.
Attach a small soft edged weight to it.

( Look Outside to see no one is looking !! )

Secure curious household pets

Open Both Windows.
Insert mop part way out one]
Close that window to secure mop handle

Run over to the other window QUICK!
Take the twine with the weight on it & (without risking life & limb)
Toss the string over the mop sticking out the other window.
Secure the end of that end of the string with a bit of slack
Close that window
Run over to the other window with the mop that has the twine handing down off
it

Pull the mop in
Close the window.

( Breath deeply )

NOW....

Attach the stranded wire to the end of the string.
Slightly open window
Run over to the oher window.
Open it & pull in string until wire / string connection is through..

Pull in enough so that wire will reach SWR
Attach wire to SWR.
Close window.

- That's basically it. Modify as needed.

You can take Square stick -on cord holders
Camouflage them with magic Marker color , &
Silicone glue them to the outside corners of the window,
Then loop more wire

( DONT FALL OUT WHEN DOING THIS !!)

around the cord holders. This makes the antenna longer.
repeat for other windows..This should help lots..

( Works for me !!)




In article BwPwc.24572$My6.21049@fed1read05, "Hidalgo"
writes:

Subject: Newbie SWL question: Antenna geometry
From: "Hidalgo"
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 18:28:08 -0700

Is the length or the shape of the antenna more important?

I live in an apartment and can't put up an outside antenna. The Grundig
YB400PE I just bought came with one of those little wire antennas that winds
up. You attach one end to something, and spool out the antenna to the radio.
It works, but no so well.

I was thinking of making my own antenna out of some wire, but my apartment
is of limited size. So, I was wondering if I could run it around the outline
of the apartment. Maybe up at the junction of the wall and ceiling, hidden
in the "joint" there. But then I got to wondering if that would defeat the
purpose. Wouldn't a straight line antenna work best? And wouldn't the
antenna work best it was was parallel to the "line" upon which the signal
propagates?

Sorry is these are dumb questions. I bought the antenna to entertain myself
during the recovery period after an upcoming surgery and I want the best
possible reception.

Thanks in advance.