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![]() Length: Longer is better.. here's a Stealth apartment Antenna & Instructions on how to build one... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MATERIALS Some Stranded, Insulated copper wire from Radio shack Colors so it matches the bricks / outside of your building Some stick-on Cord holders One tube clear Silicone sealer glue A roll of Duct tape color of outside of apt. One Mop / Long Pole One piece of twine or string. One Small soft edged weight. PROCEDU See how far it is in between two windows of your Apt.. Measure out a piece of string this distance + ~ 6 - 8 feet. Attach a small soft edged weight to it. ( Look Outside to see no one is looking !! ) Secure curious household pets Open Both Windows. Insert mop part way out one] Close that window to secure mop handle Run over to the other window QUICK! Take the twine with the weight on it & (without risking life & limb) Toss the string over the mop sticking out the other window. Secure the end of that end of the string with a bit of slack Close that window Run over to the other window with the mop that has the twine handing down off it Pull the mop in Close the window. ( Breath deeply ) NOW.... Attach the stranded wire to the end of the string. Slightly open window Run over to the oher window. Open it & pull in string until wire / string connection is through.. Pull in enough so that wire will reach SWR Attach wire to SWR. Close window. - That's basically it. Modify as needed. You can take Square stick -on cord holders Camouflage them with magic Marker color , & Silicone glue them to the outside corners of the window, Then loop more wire ( DONT FALL OUT WHEN DOING THIS !!) around the cord holders. This makes the antenna longer. repeat for other windows..This should help lots.. ( Works for me !!) In article BwPwc.24572$My6.21049@fed1read05, "Hidalgo" writes: Subject: Newbie SWL question: Antenna geometry From: "Hidalgo" Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 18:28:08 -0700 Is the length or the shape of the antenna more important? I live in an apartment and can't put up an outside antenna. The Grundig YB400PE I just bought came with one of those little wire antennas that winds up. You attach one end to something, and spool out the antenna to the radio. It works, but no so well. I was thinking of making my own antenna out of some wire, but my apartment is of limited size. So, I was wondering if I could run it around the outline of the apartment. Maybe up at the junction of the wall and ceiling, hidden in the "joint" there. But then I got to wondering if that would defeat the purpose. Wouldn't a straight line antenna work best? And wouldn't the antenna work best it was was parallel to the "line" upon which the signal propagates? Sorry is these are dumb questions. I bought the antenna to entertain myself during the recovery period after an upcoming surgery and I want the best possible reception. Thanks in advance. |
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