Back on the air !

[Will White]

Yay Dave!

You are an inspiration! I've been moping around since losing my 66' dipole at
40' at my last QTH. I think I *actually will* put that "lazy loop" up on the
roof this weekend. Let's hear more happy endings from folks using "compromise"
antennas in restricted environments. Maybe I will have good news to report in
a week or so!

BTW, does your wire *still* not cause problems with the >150W the TX4C pumps
out on 40?

Dave wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Just thought I'd post my happy news.  After almost a year off the air
> due to a 'change in family organization', I didn't think I'd ever get back
> on.  I moved from my 'dream house' with a large radio room and
> antenna farm to an 800 square foot 3rd floor condo with strict 'no
> antenna' rules.
>
> That didn't stop me!  Last weekend I strung 35 feet of 26ga hookup wire
> with brown (to match the building) insulation out a tiny hole in the
> plastic window frame, under the eaves (20 feet exposed, although
> very close to wood the whole way) to my balcony, then around the
> sliding door using the Christmas tree hooks, and tied off at deck
> level.
>
> Then I ran another short wire to the metal downspout, which also
> happens to be 35 feet long and just outside the window, to use as
> a counterpoise.  Fed both to my tuner (Kenwood AT-180) and
> to the rig.
>
> Thinking it would never work, I fired up my little Atlas 210x for the
> fun of it, and loaded into the dummy load.  Then switched to the
> antenna, and WOW!  It loads like a 'real antenna' on 40m, needing very
> little 'tuner' to make it match.  I get full output, with no TVI, phone
> interference, or anything.
>
> I tried it on 15 and got similar results.  So with my new enthusiasm
> for radio, I ran over to my 'old house' (now a rental with my radios
> locked away in their tomb of a radio room) and picked out the
> Drake C-Line I bought last year and brought it home.
>
> Spent the rest of the weekend working Japan on 15 and a host
> of states on 40, getting 589's from all over with this silly little
> antenna.  20 and 10 won't load, and 80 is too noisy from all
> the electrical junk in my condo.  But hey!  I'll take 2 bands that
> work great ANY day!
>
> Moral of the story is don't give up!  I NEVER thought I could get
> an antenna working in this condo, and had all but given up.  Now
> I'm on 40 and 15, and I honestly can't tell all that much difference
> from my old 4BTV.
>
> See ya on 40 and 15 with my C-Line back in service!!! On the
> air most evenings 0300 UTC to 0500 UTC, 7.010 to 7.050 or
> so.  Hope to see some of you there!!!
>
> 73
>
> Dave WB7AWK
> http://www.boatanchors.com
>
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