John, How is MW DX going during your "winter"?
 

On Jul 2, 7:41*am, (J R) wrote:
Somebody mentioned Terk.(antenna) I have a Terk antenna I bought at
Goodwill about fifteen years ago.It is seven feet long, I think it is a
TV antenna.I was wondering if it would work OK for a radio antenna?
cuhulin

Cuhulin... What's with the "J R" Screen ID ?

John, How is MW DX going during your "winter"?
 

On Jul 2, 7:27*am, Joe from Kokomo wrote:
On 7/2/2011 9:33 AM, Drifter wrote:

- - Here, it's lighting in the summer, and static in the winter.

- Lighting in the summer is understandable,
- but "static in the winter"???
-
- Are you referring to what is commonly called
- "precipitation static" that occurs when snow
- impinges on your antenna?

-also-
Dry Air Electro 'Static' Build-Up as the Wind
moves the Air Across things like your Antenna
Wire and suddenly ZAP! Discharges resulting in
what you hear {would call} 'Static'.

Versus a FOG 'Quiet' where a moist still Ground
Fog can drain-off most of the build-up of ESD
and local Atmospheric Noise is 'nil'.

Porcupine* the Far-End of the Antenna Wire to
reduce the ESD on the Wire itself

* Spread-Out each of the Individual Strands of
the Antenna Wire to form a Sphere {Pin Cushion}
-aka- 'Porcupine'
http://unzipyourgenes.files.wordpres...porcupine1.jpg

-note- 'Knot' the Wire first about an Inch
from the End; before you do the 'Porcupine'
thing with the last Inch of Wire Strands.
-tip- with Insulated Wire remove the Insulation.

John, How is MW DX going during your "winter"?
 

On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:44:46 -0700, RHF wrote:

On Jul 2, 7:41Â*am, (J R) wrote:
Somebody mentioned Terk.(antenna) I have a Terk antenna I bought at
Goodwill about fifteen years ago.It is seven feet long, I think it is a
TV antenna.I was wondering if it would work OK for a radio antenna?
cuhulin

Cuhulin... What's with the "J R" Screen ID ?
.

Oh please, this was SO on-topic until you asked that stupid question!
Now look what it did to the thread!

John, How is MW DX going during your "winter"?
 

On 7/4/2011 1:19 PM, sctvguy1 wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:44:46 -0700, RHF wrote:

On Jul 2, 7:41 am, (J R) wrote:
Somebody mentioned Terk.(antenna) I have a Terk antenna I bought at
Goodwill about fifteen years ago.It is seven feet long, I think it is a
TV antenna.I was wondering if it would work OK for a radio antenna?
cuhulin

Cuhulin... What's with the "J R" Screen ID ?
.

Oh please, this was SO on-topic until you asked that stupid question!
Now look what it did to the thread!

Then, I guessed wrong?

It doesn't stand for "Junior Ranger?"

Regards,
JS

Not at all a stupid question
 

On 07/04/2011 01:19 PM, sctvguy1 wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:44:46 -0700, RHF wrote:

On Jul 2, 7:41 am, (J R) wrote:
Somebody mentioned Terk.(antenna) I have a Terk antenna I bought at
Goodwill about fifteen years ago.It is seven feet long, I think it is a
TV antenna.I was wondering if it would work OK for a radio antenna?
cuhulin

Cuhulin... What's with the "J R" Screen ID ?
.

Oh please, this was SO on-topic until you asked that stupid question!
Now look what it did to the thread!

The FCC rules permit TV antennas where shortwave antennas are banned.
You can use the giant Terk as part of a much bigger "stealth" HF antenna
system.

Not at all a stupid question
 

On 7/5/2011 8:39 AM, dave wrote:
On 07/04/2011 01:19 PM, sctvguy1 wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:44:46 -0700, RHF wrote:

On Jul 2, 7:41 am, (J R) wrote:
Somebody mentioned Terk.(antenna) I have a Terk antenna I bought at
Goodwill about fifteen years ago.It is seven feet long, I think it is a
TV antenna.I was wondering if it would work OK for a radio antenna?
cuhulin

Cuhulin... What's with the "J R" Screen ID ?
.

Oh please, this was SO on-topic until you asked that stupid question!
Now look what it did to the thread!

The FCC rules permit TV antennas where shortwave antennas are banned.
You can use the giant Terk as part of a much bigger "stealth" HF antenna
system.

JR = Junior Reporter, then?

Regards,
JS