On Oct 13, 2006, at 2:43 PM, Steve Banks wrote:
Several months ago, I recall a post from someone on the list -
possibly from Wayne himself - describing an indoor antenna he used at
home with his KX1.
Hi Steve,
Yup, that was me. I used #26 enamel wire to form a complete loop around
the ceiling molding. The best configuration was with the loop shorted
and a single wire running down the corner of the room to the radio.
You'll also need a ground counterpoise wire -- I used about 16' of wire
laid around the edge of the walls, at the baseboard. Everything is held
in place with push-pins, which I color-matched to the paint in the
room.
No coax needed to the rig. Just load it up and go. I've worked all over
the world on 40 and 20 m with it, running 1 to 2 watts and internal
batteries.
Despite the nearly invisible wire and camouflaged hardware, my wife
discovered the installation within seconds. But she let me keep it :)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
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