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do I have my antenna fundamentals right?
Dont even think about transmitting before you get your ticket I know this
can be a temptation once you have your equipment. The FCC is very serious about this. You can be very heavily fined and lose the chance to ever be a licensed ametuer radio operator. This is why I advise anyone who wants to be a ham to get their ticket before getting their TX equipment. THE TEMPTATION can be too great. Jimmie "Nelson Blaha" wrote in message oups.com... Thanks Jimmie, Markus, Richard for your advice. I'm working without tools... what I really need is a drill. For the moment I've put my mobile antenna out my window on a four-foot section of I-bar. It works pretty well for receiving, but I won't know how well it transmits with virtually no ground plane until I'm good and licensed. That coffee can bit gave me a good idea for an RF ground plane, though. I have to confess, I expected a much kinder reaction from uk.amateur.radio, but some of them gave me some harsh words just because I wasn't licensed! It's good to know I can get friendly help somewhere. Nelson Blaha On Jan 14, 8:37 pm, "Nelson Blaha" wrote: Having gotten some help around here on how to power my 2m mobile indoors cheaply, I need to figure out a way to get an antenna. There are probably a million holes in this plan, please point them all out to me! I intend to get a piece of square sheet metal (ground plane?) about half a meter each way, and build a bracket to hold it outside my window horizontally. In the center of the sheet metal I'll install an NMO mount for my mobile antenna. I'm actually planning to ground the sheet metal using the electrical ground in the wall socket (surely something's wrong with THAT!) I look forward to better alternatives! |
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