Subj : Antenna
To   : ALL
From : BEN RITCHEY
Date : Sun Jul 03 2005 11:48 am

I have a weather radio that get's poor reception so I'd like to extend and/or
complement the telescopic indoor antenna with an external antenna. I have a 17
foot piece of insulated #12 copper wire I'd like to use. 1st question; does it
need to be bare wire? The entire length? By the time I feed outside, that's
about 2 feet horizontal. Another 4.5 feet vertical to the eaves where I can
turn and go horizontal for another "x" feet, up to 20 feet. Full wavelength for
a frequency of 162.5 MHz is exactly 6 feet (remainder less than an inch), so
how long should I make "x" above? I cannot extend the vertical portion longer
than 4.5 feet ...

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