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From: Mills@udel.edu
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Subject: Re:  WWV/H Outdoor Antenna?
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Date: 17 Jan 91 16:07:29 GMT
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Jim,

(kaff) $295? May I suggest you scare up a ham radio op for advice? We
are talking a hunk of enamel wire, a couple of insulators and a hank
of RG58. I make it about $20 worth, including the fishing line use
to hold it up. The important thing is to get it outside, away from
steel building frame and power wiring as much as possible. I have
easily a dozen communication receivers here and on campus with antennae
from a casual hank of wire to 30-foot aluminum monstrosities. My
conclusion with the Traconex clock, of which I have two, is that
a few feet of wire in the clear is sufficient, although the one
I have on dcn6 is hooked to a 135-foot dipole shared with several
other receivers. That one of course works gangbusters.

Dave