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HF Antennas in Apartments and Renting-Secrets to Success.

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  Operating an amateur radio station from an apartment or condominium can be real challenge. In this video, Billy (KN4MKB) of the "Modern Ham" website shares some valuable ideas on how erected antennas and build window passthroughs (for coaxial feed lines). If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TPanrPTfBw. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Billy (KN4MKB): I've been rocking an EFHW out of apartment windows for 5-6 years now in 3 different locations. I'm hoping to move into a house soon so I thought it would be a good idea to share my methodology just in case it works for someone else. The antenna is almost obvious when you pay attention, but this works because people don't. Most people won't pay attention to old wire in the air, just don't make a fuss, and once it's up there, leave it alone. Keep RFI from coming in...