Hi Chris, You might also check the rear of the wood desk. Mine about 39 inches across between the side drawers. I would make an appropriate band simple dipole of copper tape and adhere it to the inside up off the floor out of the way of any metal. You can use thumbtacks to hold the ends to the wood and where you attach the coax. Use a phone line clip to hold the coax against the wood back. Dial the power down to 5-10 watts and any VSWR that you might have will not hurt the radio.
Mel K6KBE ----- Original Message ---- From: Bill Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:01:04 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Indoor antenna question Paul, Yes I have an AC power supply but sometimes, when we are busy, my handheld disappears. My desk is wood and so is much of the surrounding office. My concern is damaging the transmitter of a locally mounted mobile unit with the wrong antenna. Chris Paul Plack <[EMAIL PROTECTED] net> wrote: Chris, UHF or VHF? Is your desk wood, steel, or non-ferrous metal? Have you considered an AC power supply for the handheld? ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 4:00 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Indoor antenna question From my desk, I often answer radio calls from our four mobile units and to do that, I've been using a hand-held radio. Our repeater is only about 2,000 feet away and that works OK except that the portable has to be on all the time and eventually, the batteries have to be replaced. What I'd like to do is to mount a mobile radio - with appropriate DC power - on or near my desk. We have several extra Kenwood TK-760s and I could use one of those, dialed back to 5 or 10 watts. My question is what kind of antenna to use? I need something that I can mount under my desk. This is commercial service so the duty cycle is fairly low. Is there an antenna that would work in this application? Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. <!-- #ygrp-mkp{ border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:14px 0px;padding:0px 14px;} #ygrp-mkp hr{ border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} #ygrp-mkp #hd{ color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:bold;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0px;} #ygrp-mkp #ads{ margin-bottom:10px;} #ygrp-mkp .ad{ padding:0 0;} #ygrp-mkp .ad a{ color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} --> <!-- #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc{ font-family:Arial;} #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd{ margin:10px 0px;font-weight:bold;font-size:78%;line-height:122%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad{ margin-bottom:10px;padding:0 0;} --> <!-- #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} #ygrp-text{ font-family:Georgia; } #ygrp-text p{ margin:0 0 1em 0;} #ygrp-tpmsgs{ font-family:Arial; clear:both;} #ygrp-vitnav{ padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} #ygrp-vitnav a{ padding:0 1px;} #ygrp-actbar{ clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} #ygrp-actbar .left{ float:left;white-space:nowrap;} .bld{font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-grft{ font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} #ygrp-ft{ font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; padding:5px 0; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ padding-bottom:10px;} #ygrp-vital{ background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} #ygrp-vital #vithd{ font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:uppercase;} #ygrp-vital ul{ padding:0;margin:2px 0;} #ygrp-vital ul li{ list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-right:.5em;} #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-vital a{ text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-vital a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ color:#999;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} #ygrp-sponsor #nc{ background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ padding:8px 0;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122%;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ margin:0;} o{font-size:0;} .MsoNormal{ margin:0 0 0 0;} #ygrp-text tt{ font-size:120%;} blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} .replbq{margin:4;} --> ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
