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Today, while perusing the wares at a local marine outfitting
store, I came upon 300 foot reels of 20ga. 7-strand copper wire intended for use as "fishing cable". Cable TV uses a multi-core cable with aluminum shield. If suspended above ground between houses then there is also a steel wire around it, at least in my area. The steel makes a good antenna, and a thumb-tack makes a good contact with the aluminum shield. Fence-wire in our neighborhood makes a good 160-meter antenna, and it is already erected ;-) Try loading your 80-metre TX into the telephone cable, providing it does not lead underground. In Northern climates they have 2 parallel 20-metre long metal rod,s like a ships handrail, to stop snow sliding off the roof and burying passers-by. Go inside the roof space and connect to it. There are loads of ready-made antennas without having to buy anything at all. Just use some of them when the neighbours are asleep (in this area that is during the day). CK |
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