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December 1st 03, 11:25 PM

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:34:22 +0000 (UTC), (Mike
Andrews) wrote:

Dr. Anton Squeegee wrote:
In article ,
says...

Is it possible that I?m an alien from Outer space or am I just a mutant?

But at least I receive music from all over the world.

What, simultaneously? That's gotta make for one whopper of a
headache. ;-)

Odd that you should mention antennas on one's head. I've seen a
couple of hams mount an SO239 through the top of a hard hat, glue
aluminum foil connected to the shield side on the inner surface, and
attach a 2m or 440 flexi-whip to the topside for use with their
handheld. It apparently works pretty well, but it's not something I
would choose to do.

Shiny side out, Anton?

I've also seen more than a few folks put a GPS antenna inside a hat
or cap, so that the only thing showing is the lead down to the GPS.

In 'Amateur Radio Techniques' by Pat Hawker (RSGB publications)
there's a design called a 'titfer' for a hat antenna for 2m operation.
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