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 Message 2164 
 Jimmy Anderson to Tony Langdon 
 Re: HT and antenna 
 01 Jun 20 12:44:00 
 
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-=> 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!





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