Antenna - Indoor
Additional information on this subject and related topics can be found in back issues of QST and the following:
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Articles
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- Lab Notes - Limited Space Antennas (327,680 bytes, PDF file)
QST December 1992, pp. 85-86
Some hints on putting up antennas in tight spaces.
- Antennas and Grounds for Apartments (491,520 bytes, PDF file)
QST December 1980, pp. 40-43
What do you do when the landlord says "no antenna"?
- Better Results with Indoor Antennas (397,267 bytes, PDF file)
QST October 1979, pp. 18-21
Rules for a successful indoor antenna.
- Compact and Portable Antenna Roundup (Members Only) (681,327 bytes, PDF file)
QST March 1998, pp. 72-78 (Product Review)
This review covers five commercial HF limited space antennas.
- An In-Room, 80-Meter Transmitting Multiturn Loop Antenna (50,347 bytes, PDF file)
QST February 1996, pp. 43-45. Feedback QST May 1996, p. 48.
A little wood, some wire and a handful of components can make a directional antenna for indoor use where outdoor antennas are not permitted.
Note:
Contact information for suppliers mentioned in the above articles should first be confirmed using TIS Address Database Search.
Bibliography (Members Only)
ARRL Periodicals Index Search - This database contains the QST index from 1915 to the present and the QEX index from 1981 to the present. For QST issues from 1970 to the present, and some selected articles back to 1922 (when construction articles featuring tubes began in earnest), identifying keywords have been added to the technical articles. By entering keywords (ANTENNA) or combinations of keywords (CONSTRUCTION ANTENNA VERTICAL HF) into the Title words: field, you may create dynamic bibliographies.
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INDOOR ANTENNA
Web Links:
- The G3YCC 'Shorty' Dipole for 14MHz
Basically, the dipole is half the size of the usual full sized versions and is therefore about the size of a ten meter dipole.
- A Magnetic Loop Antenna
Various articles have appeared describing magnetic loops for HF use, some with complicated methods of remote tuning and the antenna can be quite a useful and interesting project.
- THE ROCKLOOP
A Compact Antenna for 10.1, 14 & 21 Mhz Bands
- Invisible Antennas (almost)
You can put up a HF antenna, almost anywhere!
- An Attic Coaxial-Cable Trap Dipole for 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 80 Meters
A coaxial-cable trap dipole antenna installed in the attic provides a surprisingly effective solution to HF operation on the 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 80 meter amateur bands at a QTH with restrictive covenants that prohibit outside antennas.
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