Subj : Re: HT and antenna
To : Tony Langdon
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Mon Jun 01 2020 12:44 pm
-=> Tony Langdon wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
-=> On 05-30-20 15:23, Jimmy Anderson wrote to All <=-
JA> Had a neighbor down the road give me a home made dual band
JA> antenna last year. Was going to hang it in the attic, but
JA> other things took my time and attention.
TL> Sounds like you've made a bit of progress, but more power is definitely
TL> needed at some stage. :)
Yeah - and boy, I'm in Indy and have talked to more people this morning
on a Chick Fil A run than I speak to in a MONTH at home! Wish it was
more prominent there...
JA> Well, with COVID, I decided I had time to do something
JA> with it, so I ordered 50 feet of coax with the ends already
JA> on it. I put the antenna outside the bedroom window and
JA> ran the cable through to the HT I keep by the bed. Of course
JA> I got the wrong end on the antenna side. LOL
TL> COVID-19 was the reason I've become active on the bands again. It's a
TL> great way to maintain social contact while being physically distanced.
TL> :)
True! And, like BBS's, it's the communication I crave!
TL> ... A Freudian slip - when you say one thing but mean your mother.
LOL - love it! Gotta grab that one!
... Hookd on foniks wurkd for mee!
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