Hi Larry, Actually I live on the 2nd floor, but my antenna is basically on the the 3rd floor level (the building only has 2 floors). Yeah, a screwdriver antenna would be cool, but my landlady told me to keep things low inpact visually. If she'd let me (which she won't), I'd run a nice long 150-200 foot endfed out to the locust trees in front of my balcony. I do use a 60 foot counterpoise along the baseboards, with an MFJ counterpoise tuner.
73, Ellen - AF9J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry WA9VRH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Frequency Question > Hi Ellen, > > I think I saw a mention you were on the third floor of your apartment > complex. Is that the top floor? Reason I ask is maybe you should think of > using a screwdriver antenna mounted on the roof. I have had excellent > performance using a screwdriver form my Jeep. Just a thought. > 73 Larry WA9VRH > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ellen Rugowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Frequency Question > > > > Hi Jim, > > > > So far no troubles. Besides, other than my landlady, nobody else knows > > I'm > > operating a ham station (I don't want to deal with the nonsense I dealt > > with > > at the University of Wisconsin in the 80s, when the Cryogenics lab blamed > > us > > [W9YT- the ham club station] for every little glitch in their electronics > > sensors [even when we weren't on the air they "just knew it was us" > > causing > > the problems]). So, I operate stealth. > > > > An SB-200 for some oomph - hmmm that's a good idea. I wish I'd thought > > about that. Thanks! I'll keep an eye out for one as a "just in case I > > need > > to use it", in the ususal places (swapfests, ePay, etc.). As of now it'll > > be a work in progress (I hit a major cycle of bills, and money is tight at > > the moment). > > > > 73, > > Ellen - AF9J > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Wilhite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:07 AM > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Frequency Question > > > > > >> Well Ellen, I have had that award for many years, back in the early 70s > >> it was. Most were nice about it and we cleared the problems. Others > >> were not so nice and I ignored them as much as possible. > >> > >> If you are having troubles with a Scout then a 200 watt amp won't do > >> much more than widen the circle a bit. I say go for it and deal with > >> the troubles as they occur. > >> > >> As for an amp, look for a Heath SB 200. Runs real well at the 150 watt > >> level and is Class B. They can be had for reasonable bucks and there is > >> no issue of having to find a chassis, case and all the parts. > >> > >> Jim/W5JO > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Hi Jim, > >> > > >> > It's kind of hard to do, with me living in an apartment. > >> > >> But, I have concerns about amp usage, earning me the "Worked All > >> Neighbors" award for my apartment building. > >> > > >> > 73, > >> > Ellen - AF9J > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > >> AMRadio mailing list > >> List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > >> List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > >> the word unsubscribe in the message body. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.16/1004 - Release Date: > > 9/12/2007 5:22 PM > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.16/1004 - Release Date: 9/12/2007 5:22 PM > > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
