Re: I have antennas on my head

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:34:22 +0000 (UTC), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike
Andrews) wrote:

>Dr. Anton Squeegee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>> > Is it possible that I?m an alien from Outer space or am I just a mutant?
>> > 
>> > But at least I receive music from all over the world.
>
>>         What, simultaneously? That's gotta make for one whopper of a 
>> headache. ;-)
>
>>         Odd that you should mention antennas on one's head. I've seen a 
>> couple of hams mount an SO239 through the top of a hard hat, glue 
>> aluminum foil connected to the shield side on the inner surface, and 
>> attach a 2m or 440 flexi-whip to the topside for use with their 
>> handheld. It apparently works pretty well, but it's not something I 
>> would choose to do.
>
>Shiny side out, Anton? 
>
>I've also seen more than a few folks put a GPS antenna inside a hat
>or cap, so that the only thing showing is the lead down to the GPS.

In 'Amateur Radio Techniques' by Pat Hawker (RSGB publications)
there's a design called a 'titfer' for a hat antenna for 2m operation.
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