Random Wire Solution for an “Interior Shack”

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   Sam Goldstein says:

   April 27, 2014 at 3:58 PM

   Thanks for sharing one more of your very well-done and informative videos
   Stan. I have learned a great deal just by watching your experiences with
   various radios, antennas, etc. Just wondering about the origin of the
   “53-27” rule. I’m going to duplicate your set-up one way or the other, just
   wondering where that particular reference came from. Thanks for your
   interest in mentoring others. 73 KJ6NYH Sam

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   NW7US says:

   April 27, 2014 at 3:43 PM

   Wonderful! I have been contemplating doing something much like this… or
   even a loop that is stealthy. I have an old marine-version SGC autotuner
   that is made for wet environments. I hope to deploy that sometime, much as
   you do. I did not know that rule (ratio for the counterpoise, antenna
   wire). Great video. Thank you for sharing. 73 de NW7US

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   DoctorBillS says:

   April 27, 2014 at 2:47 PM

   So you put a wire in a tree outside.

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   John Porter says:

   April 27, 2014 at 2:45 PM

   I’ve done this when I lived in a townhouse and I worked some impressive DX
   with it. Pretty decent antenna for that type location. Thanks Stan!

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   stanscoyote says:

   April 27, 2014 at 2:30 PM

   Thank, Sam. I don’t know the origin of this “rule” and I doubt that it’s
   actually a “rule”. I think it’s just a combination of radiator/counterpoise
   that works well with most tuners (i.e., gives a decent SWR/bandwidth). I
   first heard about it on the Elecraft Reflector. Other similar “rules”
   abound such as the 85 foot radiator with a 17 foot counterpoise, etc. A
   Google search on random wire antennas will yield more than you really want
   to know 😉

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   John Griswold says:

   April 27, 2014 at 2:26 PM

   Gee, DoctorBillS, you are SO astute. Yes, it’s a wire in a tree. Where are
   your videos?

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   WX9DX says:

   April 27, 2014 at 1:37 PM

   Run your counterpoise to the rain gutter or mount the antenna tuner under
   the eve and hook it to the gutter for the ground side / counterpoise…This
   works great at our time share for me. My main wire goes out 1/4 wave on 75
   meters to an insulator and tunes all bands, while I’m on vacation. Also I
   use a spring on the main wire so it does not go down during a wind storm,
   with a wire around the spring, to short out the spring so it does not look
   like a choke. I tried it also with just a counterpoise wire but the rain
   gutter works better for radiated power into the air.
   73 Jimmy, ARRL TC, WX9DX

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