"Mike Kaliski" writes:

I can't see any way of getting a magnetic loop antenna to work because
you need a direct DC path for power and tuning commands from the
tuning unit to the loop.

I must apologize for starting a thread that I realized would be for me a
dead end. I've not used a magnetic loop before and so easily forgot
about the need for a direct DC connection. However, the thread was
interesting and hopefully worthwhile.

Might be better to put your ingenuity to better use

Yes. Options are limited because I'm at the eighth story of a steel
high-rise, and the enamled metal outside surface material doesn't lend
itself to drilling. In any case, I don't own it and wouldn't feel right
about destroying property not mine. The window is a casement window, and
I'm now thinking of leaving it permanently ajar and gluing (silicone) on
the inside frame a piece of plexiglass with a coax feedthrough. That way
I can have light from the window, protection from the elements and not
destroy anything. Ultimately it can be removed when necessary.

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Haines Brown, KB1GRM