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Hidden antenna designs...

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From: The Dark Kitty
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 19:33
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I have a problem that I'd like to get suggestions for solving.  I have
a two meter radio for which I'd like to have an outdoor antenna.  My
problem is that my father is neurotic and thinks that putting an
antenna outside is like putting up a lightning magnet.  So I'd like to
run the antenna outside in such a way that he couldn't tell it was
there.  I do have some advantages in this endeavor:

1.  Several years ago I drilled a second hole under the one where the
phone cable came into the house so I could have a second line installed.
The second line is now defunct and I could easily run the antenna cable
out through the hole in such a way that it would appear to be the same
cable that has been there for years for the second line.

2.  There are two telephone cables running up the side of the house.

What I was thinking was that I could make a vertically polarized dipole
and hang it behind/nestled-in the two telephone cables so it'd look
like part of them.  Might confuse telephone repairmen but oh well!  =-)
By the way, I mean hang it on the side of the house, not from the cable
run hung from the phone pole to the house.  ;-)

I do know enough, however, to know about a special gift from God called
induction.  =-)  Would I have to worry alot about the antenna inducing
current in the phone line?  The transmitter will run at no more than
about 1 watt (which is why an outdoor antenna would be helpful).

Anybody else have any suggestions?
If you do please email them to me and I'll compile the results and post
them on the net if people want.

Anthony Clifton
ac94691@dunix.drake.edu
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From: ac94691@dunix.drake.edu (The Dark Kitty)
Subject: Hidden antenna designs...
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Organization: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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