This afternoon did a quick indoor antenna setup with my 20M Par End Fed in the upstairs bedroom and to my surprise received a very nice low SWR reading of 1.5.
Ran a coax down the stairs and took over the living room coffee table with an FT857D and a portable battery. So far the band seems on the quiet side but was able to make one SSB QRP 10W contact with KE9N in Roscoe, IL.
So far I am a happy camper with this very simple setup.
The simplicity of some things can be surprising at times. 'Ya just never know what to expect. hihi
ReplyDeleteHey John,
ReplyDeleteI prefer the "kiss" method, seems to work out for me.
Jim
Good morning Jim, as John has already gone over it's nice to see this antenna works well indoors as well. I have a dipole in the attic and it seems to do very well. What configuration did you have the antenna in for it to fit into the bedroom?
ReplyDeleteMike
Hey Mike,
ReplyDeleteOne end attached to the curtain rod with string, middle section over a ceiling fan and top of open bedroom door, out into a hall way over another door. So far in works and takes me a minute to put up.
Best Regards,
Jim
Hello Jim,
ReplyDeleteSounds much like my random wire! It works, and that's all that matters...
Hi John,
ReplyDeleteSimple and it works!
Jim