Copper flashing Roof Antenna
 

- at about 20:0 UTC.. quietly went up on the roof & hooked a portable,
double reduction set ( Sangean 606A ) into the newly installed copper
flashing surrounding our apt house roof.

Picked up BBC from Cambria ( very clear signal ) And radio New Zealand
...
( acceptable ) just tuning around
Many other mid eastern / S.American stations, which I did not log,

Picked up local flamethrowers all over the lower part of the dial but
no matter..

HAs anyone else tried this, using their roof's flashing as an antenna,
and if so, what were the results.. ?

Dan / NYC..

In article . com,
"Dan" wrote:

- at about 20:0 UTC.. quietly went up on the roof & hooked a
portable, double reduction set ( Sangean 606A ) into the newly
installed copper flashing surrounding our apt house roof.

Picked up BBC from Cambria ( very clear signal ) And radio New
Zealand .. ( acceptable ) just tuning around Many other mid eastern
/ S.American stations, which I did not log,

Picked up local flamethrowers all over the lower part of the dial but
no matter..

HAs anyone else tried this, using their roof's flashing as an
antenna, and if so, what were the results.. ?

I hear by award Dan with the rec.radio.shortwave antenna award for the
flashiest antenna.

Sorry, I could not resist that one.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Telamon wrote:
In article . com,
"Dan" wrote:

- at about 20:0 UTC.. quietly went up on the roof & hooked a
portable, double reduction set ( Sangean 606A ) into the newly
installed copper flashing surrounding our apt house roof.

Picked up BBC from Cambria ( very clear signal ) And radio New
Zealand .. ( acceptable ) just tuning around Many other mid eastern
/ S.American stations, which I did not log,

Picked up local flamethrowers all over the lower part of the dial but
no matter..

HAs anyone else tried this, using their roof's flashing as an
antenna, and if so, what were the results.. ?

I hear by award Dan with the rec.radio.shortwave antenna award for the
flashiest antenna.

Sorry, I could not resist that one.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

- You'll never break into Show Businee that way..:-)

Dan wrote:
- at about 20:0 UTC.. quietly went up on the roof & hooked a portable,
double reduction set ( Sangean 606A ) into the newly installed copper
flashing surrounding our apt house roof.

Picked up BBC from Cambria ( very clear signal ) And radio New Zealand
..
( acceptable ) just tuning around
Many other mid eastern / S.American stations, which I did not log,

Picked up local flamethrowers all over the lower part of the dial but
no matter..

HAs anyone else tried this, using their roof's flashing as an antenna,
and if so, what were the results.. ?

Dan / NYC..

Dan, when I was in college (a remote small university), I had my old
Hallicrafters SX-28 with me. The rain gutter downspout and roof flashing
were common and ALL copper, and just outside my dormitory window. I
hooked my antenna wire to it and the results were excellent. I wish I
hadn't sold that radio but it got me through college.

bill
KC9CS