On Monday, May 1, 2023, 01:49:23 PM CDT, Laurence Taylor <g7mzh@...> wrote:
> I've been prepping my FRG-7 to lend to a gentleman who lives in a 12
> x 13 ft room in a nursing facility..
>
> I'm looking for suggestions of what sort of antenna to set up for
> him.
I'm assuming he won't be allowed to have an outside aerial (though it
might be worth asking - there's a care home near me that has allowed two
residents to fit outside aerials). In which case, the simplest solution
would be a wire going along a wall or two at ceiling level, with some
sort of preselector if you have one.
Better would be a loop, perhaps active, though getting (or making) one
that will cover all the bands might take some tracking down.
It's likely that his main problem will be local interference from TVs,
switch-mode PSUs and so on rather than weak incoming signal.
> Do I need to connect to all 3 ports or just one?
The SW1 and SW2 terminals are connected together. They are connected to
the BC terminal via a small capacitor. I find it easier to connect the
aerial to the SO239 socket and add a wire link between SW2 and BC - with
out this the sensitivity on MW will be reduced.
--
rgds
LAurence
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