I used a single slinky hanging vertically in the barracks window and
connected to a TS-850 and ATU while on course in Borden years ago. I used
a wire with a clip to tap along the slinky. Contacts included Albania and
Perdue University Homecoming special event station. Ground was the steam
heat radiator.
The slinky is sitting on my shelf still with it's hanging string and wire
with clip.
I would advise that it be a metal slinky...... plastic ones don't seem to
radiate well (hi hi)
Also if the propagation goes south you can use the slinky for amusement
73
Chip, VA3KGB
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From: "Larissa Reise" <ve3kgc@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: July 28, 2016 9:26 PM
To: kb3efs.dave@xxxxxxxxx, b_hopkins@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Kingston Amateur Radio
Club - VE3KBR dot com" <karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [karc] Re: I wonder if this could be used as an antenna??
The link won't resolve to a specific product for me - it keeps shifting
itself to just the gardening products index page.
On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 4:59 PM kb3efs.dave <kb3efs.dave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes... AND I have a "Slinky Antenna" made from a kit that has been part
of my gear since the mid 70's.
Better on receive than on transmit.
Surf away Brian . . . . . =-->
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=slinky+antenna&t=canonical&ia=web
Dave - KB3EFS
On 07/28/2016 04:26 PM, Brian Hopkins wrote:
Remember Slinkies?
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?cat=2,51555&pp632 Brian,
VA3BAH .
