Tom Sevart wrote:

"Love2camp5" wrote in message
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This antenna looks like it would meet my needs - could someone here check
it
out and tell this novice if it would work as a simple indoor antenna?


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=15 051

For $8.99, and no shipping charges, it seems very reasonable. Also, he
says
that he will supply it with either an alligator clip or a 1/8" plug.
Which is
the better choice for SW and for MW?

$8.99 seems a bit steep for 20 ft. of wire with an alligator clip on one
end. I have a better idea if you're up to building something easy:

http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc/portablewire.html

You can put an alligator clip on one end and wrap the other end around the
telescopic whip. You should be able to find 20 ft. of wire for cheaper than
9 bucks. A roll of magnet wire would work great since you can wrap it
around the whip and it will stay in place.

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Tom Sevart N2UHC
Frontenac, KS
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc

I'd use an alligator clip on the end that attaches to the whip antenna too - if you just wrap it around you may not get a reliable connection.