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January 14th 06, 03:03 AM
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clip to?
Thanx - I'll try it! : }
"bpnjensen" wrote in message oups.com... I'd use a length of insulated copper wire, single or multiple strand, whatever gauge works for you, as long as you can wrap it snugly around your whip. If it tends to unwrap, a piece of tape to hold it in place won't hurt a thing. Insulation will make no practical difference in reception, will help to insulate against touching other metal, as well as give you the safe inductive coil you need at the whip. The longer the length, the more signal you will pull in - which is not always fully desirable, by the way, because a strong signal can overload the radio, resulting in reception and interference on frequencies other than the primary one. The wire could be cut from an old extension cord, but less than about 10 feet may not help your reception much. Something around 30 feet or so might be a good place to start. Run your wire up as high as you can off the ground. Make sure you don't connect an uninsulated piece of of it to a grounded metal object. See what happens! Bruce Jensen |
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