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    Best 2M Antenna for Apartment Patio

    I live in an apartment building in the suburbs of NYC. I am looking for an easy antenna solution. Naturally, it needs to be low-profile. The patio has a metal rail, probably aluminum. Naturally the building would have something to say with a bog antenna mounted to it. I am not one to build my...
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    Will 25w Fry My Brain?

    First Post Ever! (Please excuse me if this is in the wrong place) Finally received my GMRS call sign. With that, a nice 25w Lexien VV-898BP radio with the included Nagoya NL-R2 15" dual band antenna. Thing works like a charm on Simplex. From my apartment in Vernon, CT, there is only one...
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    Indoor Fan Dipole

    I am trying to build a multiband antenna for medium and shortwave listening. I will not be transmitting with this antenna. I found a website and tried to follow the design, except for indoors rather than outside. I live in an apartment. As I have limited space, I thought that I could bend the...
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    Apartment Dweller - Scanner Antenna Solutions?

    Hello all, I am in the Metro Boston area and am in need of opinions/advice regarding scanner antenna solutions for an apartment dweller. The Set Up - I am on the third floor of a 4-story brick and steel apartment building and face east. The "listening post" is in a livingroom that has a 10'x7'...
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    SWAT situation Virginia Beach

    If you listen on 5th precinct TAC you'll hear the action. Apparently, SWAT has eyes on an apartment in a complex at Wildwood and First Colonial. Every now and again, they go to TAC 2 of Precinct 2. Helo is airborn helping with traffic. If you are in the area, stay away.
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