Cliff, I appreciate the offer. I'm not sure it'll work for me for space and XYL reasons. Frank

I had tried something similar before (MFJ Apartment Antenna). My building is shaped like an "H"; my apartment overlooks a lighted courtyard, the main entrance for both wings of the building.

What a great story, Gwen. Thank you for sharing. 73 de K3FZT / Steve -- 73 de K3FZT / Steve

When I first got HF privileges, Maggie and I were living in a third floor apartment in King of Prussia. We had a balcony on the back of the building, with a parking lot below and a copse of trees

599 08 yay contests for radio testing/playing -- jim fisher Jedijf AJ3DI www.aj3di.com HamshackHotline ext: 14423 "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" -- Jedi Master Yoda

Frank, You are welcome to borrow and try my mag loop. It didn't work for me, but it does work for others. Might be worth a try. 73, Cliff KC3PGT Get Outlook for Android

Can you open a window and drop a wire out? If you can get at least 30 feet of wire out you can probably get it to load on 40M and up with your tuner. At the end of a session you pull the wire back

Unfortunately, my building's rain gutters/drains are internal. Thanks for the suggestion though. 73, Frank On 7/11/21 7:29 PM, Steve K3FZT wrote:

When I disconnected and re-ran the power cable away from the coax (not that they were that close) it immediately killed the droning groaning sound I was hearing. I ran it through some slots on the

Hey Frank- Can you get to a rain gutter downspout stealfully? If so, then try something like

Separating the power line from the coax..... -- jim fisher Jedijf AJ3DI www.aj3di.com HamshackHotline ext: 14423 "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" -- Jedi Master Yoda

Did it help with the noise level, or is that just urban living? -- jim fisher Jedijf AJ3DI www.aj3di.com HamshackHotline ext: 14423 "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" -- Jedi Master Yoda

Getting out to Washington State on a homebrew dipole taped to your ceiling. I'm jealous as hell. Damn HOA restrictions! 😋 73, Frank W3MHP

Hello again. I have a positive update to report and wrap up the thread. Problem solved! It was not a grounding issue, nor do I think ( I have yet to reconnect it ) was it a tuner problem.The humming

That’s because the restaurant is closed on Sundays.. Read their website..they support a good cause..

Clay, Unfortunately the website says the restaurant is currently closed. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is the food truck we usually see at Kimberton may not be there - no coffee / donut in the

My I suggest a lunch location being the fact the vendor that normally attends the Hamfest probably won’t be in attendance. I highly recommend the Camp Hill Cafe just west of Kimberton Fire House

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