Subj : Antenna To : BEN RITCHEY From : TOM WALKER Date : Fri Jul 08 2005 09:28 am BR>Oh yeah, the antenna I just ran the entire length of #12 copper wire I h BR>until I ran out (almost out of roof, too), which gives me a 1.5' horizontal BR>(thru the wall), a 5.5' vertical (high as I can go) then about 10 feet BR>horizontal. Works great, so thanks for *ALL* the ideas. BR>I'm guessing the horizontal span isn't doing much, though, as the original BR>antenna is vertical . BTW, is there a way to tune the antenna, or do I ne BR>to? I have a Field Strength/SWR tester from Radio shack I never used, if nee BR>(?). At one time I was going to play with short range (100') transmit/receiv BR>but the transmitter kit never worked right. :( While the Origional signal for hte Transmitter might start out Verticaly polarized at VHF/UHF frequencies they ger rellected arroind a lot between the transmitter any yuor house so it is hard to tell what it is when it reaches your house. But the way you did it fairly covers whatever it is. Adn as for the Tuning it may or may not make any differnce as Atenna tuning and even impedence matching matrer most in Transmitting. Recieving is very tolerent of mis-matches. I know soem are agast at the fact that for outside Recieve only antennas I perfer Quad Shielded 75 Ohm Coaxial Cable. And that is for the Much Lower cable losses at VHF/UHF frequencies than the typicaly used RG-58 or even RG-8 subjects one to. I keep belig told that i have a 33% mismatch. BUT it donen't matter as the Lower Loss cable gives me MORE signal then what "MAY" be lost by the Mismatch. Of course this applies to Radios that have a Coaxal External antenna jack. Typicaly a BNC but some older radios used the Motorola jack. --- þ SLMR 2.1a þ This note from El Cajon California USA * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) .