JoninNYC
Member
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 own antenna.
With that said, I was thinking about a copper J-Pole. I notice there is a popular Ham selling these very inexpensively on Ebay.
I suppose I could just easily buy a gain antenna and use a mag mount to attach it to a pizza dish or some type of metal table. Or possibly the J-Pole referenced above on some portable stand or tripod type mount. I don't think I could get away with mounting it directly on the rail, so it be partially below the railing coming up from the floor.
BTW, most of the repeaters I use are in the NYC area 10 to 30 miles out.
Running a 75 watt radio.
Any suggestions?
I am not one to build my own antenna.
With that said, I was thinking about a copper J-Pole. I notice there is a popular Ham selling these very inexpensively on Ebay.
I suppose I could just easily buy a gain antenna and use a mag mount to attach it to a pizza dish or some type of metal table. Or possibly the J-Pole referenced above on some portable stand or tripod type mount. I don't think I could get away with mounting it directly on the rail, so it be partially below the railing coming up from the floor.
BTW, most of the repeaters I use are in the NYC area 10 to 30 miles out.
Running a 75 watt radio.
Any suggestions?