Ok Slinky lovers...you may leave the room now.

This idea may just work and work well. We've all lain awake at nights
thinking how much better life would be if we just had a longer antenna.
A retractable/adjustable one is even better. Something you could adjust
to wavelength easily would just pure icing on the reception cake.


problem SOLVED

A super long metal retractable TAPE measure! These come in various
lengths. I accidently broke the end off my hundred footer yesterday and
that started the thought process. I also noticed that the replacement
tape 'ribbon' costs more than a brand new complete unit. Stupid.


A METRIC tape would be marked in ....wait....METERS. Quarter wave
length, half wave length? No Problem! This antenna has the measuring
means BUILT RIGHT IN!


I now just have to figure out how to get someone to hold the far end
while I'm at the radio...

mike

(now wondering if the whole world has already thought of this but
neglected to inform me.)




mike
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Subject: Weird antenna idea # 492
From: m II
Date: 9/16/2004 7:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id: j3s2d.21094$t61.421@clgrps13


Ok Slinky lovers...you may leave the room now.

This idea may just work and work well. We've all lain awake at nights
thinking how much better life would be if we just had a longer antenna.
A retractable/adjustable one is even better. Something you could adjust
to wavelength easily would just pure icing on the reception cake.


problem SOLVED

A super long metal retractable TAPE measure! These come in various
lengths. I accidently broke the end off my hundred footer yesterday and
that started the thought process. I also noticed that the replacement
tape 'ribbon' costs more than a brand new complete unit. Stupid.


A METRIC tape would be marked in ....wait....METERS. Quarter wave
length, half wave length? No Problem! This antenna has the measuring
means BUILT RIGHT IN!


I now just have to figure out how to get someone to hold the far end
while I'm at the radio...

mike

(now wondering if the whole world has already thought of this but
neglected to inform me.)




mike
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Someone thought of it b4. I own a surplus variable length dipole that uses
metal measuring measuring tapes. Coax fitting is built in. Works well for a
camping antenna.

BOEING377 wrote:

Someone thought of it b4. I own a surplus variable length dipole that uses
metal measuring measuring tapes. Coax fitting is built in. Works well for a
camping antenna.


darn. nothing new under the sun as they say. well..back to the drawing
board.

Idea #493

I figure if I can heat a filament inside a glass cylinder filled with
inert gas, I can get a thermionic action and get a process of
'amplification' via anodes and cathodes. I can call this a 'valve'.


This may or may not prove useful.



mike

"m II" wrote in message
news:VDu2d.18093$yW6.13283@clgrps12...
Idea #493

I figure if I can heat a filament inside a glass cylinder filled with
inert gas, I can get a thermionic action and get a process of
'amplification' via anodes and cathodes. I can call this a 'valve'.


This may or may not prove useful.

Now THERE'S a great idea....

Mark.

In article j3s2d.21094$t61.421@clgrps13,
says...

Ok Slinky lovers...you may leave the room now.

This idea may just work and work well. We've all lain awake at nights
thinking how much better life would be if we just had a longer antenna.
A retractable/adjustable one is even better. Something you could adjust
to wavelength easily would just pure icing on the reception cake.


problem SOLVED

A super long metal retractable TAPE measure! These come in various
lengths. I accidently broke the end off my hundred footer yesterday and
that started the thought process. I also noticed that the replacement
tape 'ribbon' costs more than a brand new complete unit. Stupid.


A METRIC tape would be marked in ....wait....METERS. Quarter wave
length, half wave length? No Problem! This antenna has the measuring
means BUILT RIGHT IN!


I now just have to figure out how to get someone to hold the far end
while I'm at the radio...

mike

(now wondering if the whole world has already thought of this but
neglected to inform me.)




mike


I'm sure it would work pretty well, but they, as you already know, crack
pretty easily, so using it outdoors is a short term thing..

BDK

In message j3s2d.21094$t61.421@clgrps13, m II
writes

Ok Slinky lovers...you may leave the room now.

This idea may just work and work well. We've all lain awake at nights
thinking how much better life would be if we just had a longer antenna.
A retractable/adjustable one is even better. Something you could adjust
to wavelength easily would just pure icing on the reception cake.


problem SOLVED

A super long metal retractable TAPE measure! These come in various
lengths. I accidently broke the end off my hundred footer yesterday and
that started the thought process. I also noticed that the replacement
tape 'ribbon' costs more than a brand new complete unit. Stupid.


A METRIC tape would be marked in ....wait....METERS. Quarter wave
length, half wave length? No Problem! This antenna has the measuring
means BUILT RIGHT IN!


I now just have to figure out how to get someone to hold the far end
while I'm at the radio...

mike

(now wondering if the whole world has already thought of this but
neglected to inform me.)

You're about...er...um...54 years late. I bought one, calibrated in
frequency, from the RSGB in about 1950.

Mike

BDK wrote:

In article j3s2d.21094$t61.421@clgrps13,
says...

Ok Slinky lovers...you may leave the room now.

This idea may just work and work well. We've all lain awake at nights
thinking how much better life would be if we just had a longer antenna.
A retractable/adjustable one is even better. Something you could adjust
to wavelength easily would just pure icing on the reception cake.


problem SOLVED

A super long metal retractable TAPE measure! These come in various
lengths. I accidently broke the end off my hundred footer yesterday and
that started the thought process. I also noticed that the replacement
tape 'ribbon' costs more than a brand new complete unit. Stupid.


A METRIC tape would be marked in ....wait....METERS. Quarter wave
length, half wave length? No Problem! This antenna has the measuring
means BUILT RIGHT IN!


I now just have to figure out how to get someone to hold the far end
while I'm at the radio...

mike

(now wondering if the whole world has already thought of this but
neglected to inform me.)




mike


I'm sure it would work pretty well, but they, as you already know, crack
pretty easily, so using it outdoors is a short term thing..

BDK


I seem to remember Collins used to market a dipole which basically
consisted of two tapes which I think were calibrated directly in
frequency.

Dave

m II wrote:

Idea #493

I figure if I can heat a filament inside a glass cylinder filled with
inert gas, I can get a thermionic action and get a process of
'amplification' via anodes and cathodes. I can call this a 'valve'.

This may or may not prove useful.

mike

Inert gas? They're called 'vacuum' tubes for a reason.


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In article 1095400732.160933@ftpsrv1, "Mark"
wrote:

"m II" wrote in message
news:VDu2d.18093$yW6.13283@clgrps12...
Idea #493

I figure if I can heat a filament inside a glass cylinder filled with
inert gas, I can get a thermionic action and get a process of
'amplification' via anodes and cathodes. I can call this a 'valve'.


This may or may not prove useful.

Now THERE'S a great idea....

I'll sell you a grid for cheap.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

In article ,
says...


BDK wrote:

In article j3s2d.21094$t61.421@clgrps13,
says...

Ok Slinky lovers...you may leave the room now.

This idea may just work and work well. We've all lain awake at nights
thinking how much better life would be if we just had a longer antenna.
A retractable/adjustable one is even better. Something you could adjust
to wavelength easily would just pure icing on the reception cake.


problem SOLVED

A super long metal retractable TAPE measure! These come in various
lengths. I accidently broke the end off my hundred footer yesterday and
that started the thought process. I also noticed that the replacement
tape 'ribbon' costs more than a brand new complete unit. Stupid.


A METRIC tape would be marked in ....wait....METERS. Quarter wave
length, half wave length? No Problem! This antenna has the measuring
means BUILT RIGHT IN!


I now just have to figure out how to get someone to hold the far end
while I'm at the radio...

mike

(now wondering if the whole world has already thought of this but
neglected to inform me.)




mike


I'm sure it would work pretty well, but they, as you already know, crack
pretty easily, so using it outdoors is a short term thing..

BDK


I seem to remember Collins used to market a dipole which basically
consisted of two tapes which I think were calibrated directly in
frequency.

Dave


I wonder how well they held up, I have about a half dozen measuring
tapes that have no end on them just from smacking into the case when
they closed up. Cheap ones, good ones, they all seemed to break.

Why am I keeping them?? Well, I have no idea...

An attic antenna?? Hmmm

BDK