Re: [AMRadio] Frequency Question

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:39:45 -0700 

Hi Ellen,
Guess I would think a screwdriver on the roof would be un-noticeable to most but then your landlord has to deal with all the people. Tough spot you are in. I remember when I bought my first house in Peoria. I put up my 40 foot self supporting tower and didn't put antenna's on it. Had two people complain that I was messing up their TV reception. I asked them to come to the back yard and see this was only a tower. 


Then three weeks later I put the TA-33, 5 element 6m beam and a 2 meter 
vertical on top. The feed lines were tucked up under the deck and never got 
close to the inside of the house. Again a couple of people complained about 
my station interfering with their TV.  Once again I invited them to the back 
yard to see the cables were not inside the house and there we no connectors 
on them.



A few weeks later I ran the cables in the house and put connectors on and 
operated for probably 16 years before we moved with no complaints. We moved 
to the country and when I put up my new 55 foot crank up tower I did the 
exact same process. 15 years later I still have not had a complaint except 
from my wife when I wipe out the satellite TV.  :)   Good luck on your 
antenna project.


73 Larry WA9VRH



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ellen Rugowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Frequency Question



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"
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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"
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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"
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> 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
>>
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