On 12/20/2010 7:41 PM, wrote:

...
...if I threw a 30ft wire out my second floor window the result will
be a lousy ground connection...

LOL! Well, yeah!

Dude! You toss it OVER, or ONTO the roof! lol

Regards,
JS

http://www.devilfinder.com
Barb Wire Fence Antenna

You have an old Barb Wire Fence handy?

Lunar Eclipse tonight at about 12:36 AM.I reckon doggy and I might check
it out.
cuhulin

On 12/20/2010 8:18 PM, wrote:
http://www.devilfinder.com
Barb Wire Fence Antenna

You have an old Barb Wire Fence handy?

Lunar Eclipse tonight at about 12:36 AM.I reckon doggy and I might check
it out.
cuhulin


Old phone line? Old twin lead? Old coax? Old extension cord you can
strip the wiring out of? Does the local hard ware store sell cheap
aluminum or copper coated steel electric fence wire? Is there a local
demolition company, to you, where you can buy some old house wiring
which has been ripped out? Etc., etc.

You can make cheap insulators out of PVC pipe, just cut into a couple 6
inch sections, drill a hole though the ends and use as insulators for
you antenna ...

Yep, I am with you, cheap is good! :-)

Regards,
JS

That was an old unsafe to use anymore 100 feet long extension cord.The
insulation was cracked and peeling off in a bunch of places.

I have a book here about barb wire collecting.Some of that old antique
barb wire is worth a lot of money.
cuhulin

On 12/20/2010 10:36 PM, Bob Dobbs wrote:
John Smith wrote:

Yep, I am with you, cheap is good! :-)

A real cheapie here,
since COX communications insists on running a drop to my house
even though I don't subscribe to any of their services,
was to use a split bolt splicer to connect the shield braid to one side of a 4:1
balun and the other side to a ground rod (freebie six foot rebar).

And, noise pickup is acceptable? You have underground power?

The were supposed to drop the powerlines in my neighborhood underground,
then the economic collapse hit ... there is a transformer, somewhere
around here, which causes noise, especially when raining. Power company
came out and I pointed out the transformer to them. They said they
would have it fixed ... but then, that also was before the economic
collapse worsened/lengthened ... I am going to have the wife call 'em
and complain, again ... and, probably again ...

Regards,
JS

Bob Dobbs wrote:
John Smith wrote:

Yep, I am with you, cheap is good! :-)

A real cheapie here,
since COX communications insists on running a drop to my house
even though I don't subscribe to any of their services,
was to use a split bolt splicer to connect the shield braid to one side of a 4:1
balun and the other side to a ground rod (freebie six foot rebar).

They need connectivity for their surveillance equipment.