RJG wrote:
I bought 2 Slinky's to put a Slinky antenna together, and would love to get
comments and suggestions, (construction detail tips, care and feeding, etc.)
from anyone who has tried this type of antenna before.

I live in a second floor apartment and have limited HF antenna options. I
would love to hear recommendations for any other HF antenna designs that
would work well in this type of setting.

Thanks.


If like me you live in an apartment and cannot erect external
antennas but do have access to a loft (or have a very small garden)
then a slinky may well enable you to put out a signal on one of the
LF bands. In my case I wanted to able to work the UK and into Europe
on the 80m band.

You see what I did at http://www.radiowymsey.org/FanDipole/slinky.htm

Of course it's a compromise and an 80m dipole would be much better
but it will work and you will get a signal out.



Charlie.


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charlie wrote:

Also, take a look at the fan dipole at
http://www.radiowymsey.org/FanDipole/fandiploe.htm , this antenna
gets me out on all bands from 40m to 6m and I have worked the US,
Canada and North Africa from Southern England (10w SSB).


Charlie.


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