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A simple Wire Antenna for Preppers - Lightspeed - 29 July 2012



RE: A simple Wire Antenna for Preppers - Barneyboy - 29 July 2012

so whos been pm you to much LS that is out of order mate they shuold stop Big Grin i for one wood never do that Big Grin

RE: A simple Wire Antenna for Preppers - Lightspeed - 29 July 2012

(29 July 2012, 11:12)Barneyboy Wrote: so whos been pm you to much LS that is out of order mate they shuold stop Big Grin i for one wood never do that Big Grin

You are REALLY not alone!!! Big Grin

RE: A simple Wire Antenna for Preppers - The Local Ned - 29 July 2012

Idea

Excellent post LS , never even thought about an AMU , never used one on CB at all , but learned about them later on in forces....didnt even think about that.

Idea Excellent. Idea

A small tip , but one that can save hours and hours of messing around with SWR meters and climbing up and down ladders , this is why I am happy to be a member of this group.



RE: A simple Wire Antenna for Preppers - Lightspeed - 29 July 2012

Thanks TLN,

The best solution for an efficient antenna is to trim it for perfect match ofcourse.

I'm proposeng the AMU, a fairly expensive investment, as it will allow maximum flexibility when it comes to antenna systems.

Trimming for perfect match is allwell and good when we have time and inclination to do so, but in a grid down post SHTF environment when perhaps we really want to avoid being seen in the open the AMU will let any bit of wire suffice as an antenna. Not the best antenna, but something functional none the less.

Thanks for your vote of confidence.

72 de

LS
Clothes line antenna?

Of course this type of antenna perfectly lends itself to being discuised as a clothes line, In fact the heavy duty PVC clad copper stranded wire antenna material would be excellent for this ( but a little expensive...

LS

RE: A simple Wire Antenna for Preppers - Paul - 29 July 2012



RE: A simple Wire Antenna for Preppers - Lightspeed - 30 July 2012

Thanks Paul

This is really good advice. A BALUN is certainly needed in many situations.

The reason I specified the MFJ 901 and 971 models is precisely for this reason, they both have an internal 4:1 BALUN that is permanently wired to the "wire" antenna terminals. My thinking is that these "boxes" contain pretty much everything needed to get an antenna matched to a transceiver or receiver. They are a safe, reliable and quick all-in-one-box solution. A KISS solution, that I'm sure TL will approve of :-) ?

High efficiency antenna systems are kind of the next step up. they are the ideal antennas, but can be more complicated to rig and tune.

LS