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In article k2GYc.112201$Lj.103853@fed1read03, "Jack Painter"
writes: "Johnny Lipps" wrote (in essence) I'm going with the RX-320. Now I have to read up on constructing the best antenna for an apartment in an urban area. Ben Hellmann, Providence, RI USA Ben Consider the design below: Outdoor Antenna for Apartment Dwellers . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 One black magic marker One Rusty red magic marker A roll of Duct tape color of outside of apt. One Mop 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 !!) |
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