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Old 7th Jan 2014, 12:32 am   #15
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Default Re: Improvising with Household Items.

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Originally Posted by G6Tanuki View Post
I've used the plastic-coated-spiral curtain-wire with a length of 16G copper wire fed down the inside and soldered/araldited into a "N" connector as a quick 2-metre portable antenna.
Me too, except I used a bit of piano wire from a model shop - make a nice springy antenna.
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