wrote in message
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Get one of those illegal wetbacks in California to steal a super duper
Shortwave Radio and Antenna for you.Hey,only joking.But I supose a
couple hundred dollars would do the trick.
cuhulin



LOL.....................................

Man, I don't know about that though.



I have an "Eavesdropper" from antenna supermarket which cost me a lot, and I
have an "Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper" from universal radio which cost a
"fooken ****e" *, and they are both very good. But they are both about
the same (depending upon frequency, of course) as my 10 dollars worth of 150
ft long wire going from my 3rd floor attic to a tree. way out there..and
hanging down as an inverted "L". 150 odd feet out horizontal and 50 or 60
feet vertical. It works very well especially with a long wire tuner.



My real problem is that I am 880 feet up onto an 1100 foot hill and facing
south. So, I am nowhere near high enough to clear all the obstructions,
like the trees and the hill itself. I have trouble even hearing the local
144 MHz repeaters. The wires all run north - south. Maybe I should try
east- west and see if I get any improvement. Except for the sloper, that
should not matter much.



The place is great on view, but poor on RF reception. We only get one TV
station up here. So I use satellite for TV. And forget Cable, they wanted
a "TON" of money to run cable 2000 feet from the nearest pole with cable to
my house. I told them to forget even asking me in the future, just forget
I am here I said...



I have a satellite ISP, it's nice and fast when the kids are not tying it
up with their games.



Maybe I can get one of those wetbacks to build a 400 ft tower for me!

(Sorry, I had to do that)



RP in central CA

On the coast and seeing lots of fog tonight.





* fooken ****e is a reference for our Irish friends J




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rchrdprss wrote:

Maybe I can get one of those wetbacks to build a 400 ft tower for me!

(Sorry, I had to do that)


If you do, make sure to throw plenty of trolls into the hole before
you pour the concrete for the base.

--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

In World War Two,the swiss used to run up a big balloon into the air and
they had their antenna wire attatched to the balloon and homemade wooden
reels to wind the balloon's back down when they wasen't useing their
shortwave radios for transmitting and receiving.You could rig up
something like that.
cuhulin

Yah.. Or two balloons to keep the wire horizontal at a few hundred feet
elevation. I wonder what the FAA would say about that

LOL

RP in central CA

Behold, rchrdprss scribed on tube chassis:

Yah.. Or two balloons to keep the wire horizontal at a few hundred
feet elevation. I wonder what the FAA would say about that

LOL

RP in central CA

Hehehe, "Texas Fishin'" for airplanes?

--
Gregg "t3h g33k"
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca
*Ratings are for transistors, tubes have guidelines*