In Reply to: AWESOME Antenna posted by Maynot Checkback on June 25, 2000 at 21:24:22:
: First time here, thought id tell you all of an antenna i tried on my scanner one day. It was an old 1960 style tv antenna that simply pluged into the wall ac plug tapping into ONE WIRE. It seemed dangerous but i guess you use the same side as the grounded side. Anyways, the reception of cordless phones was unreal, on each phone chanel i could get several by adjusting the orientation of the scanner. no other antenna has ever worked so well for me, i guess it was like having a wire ran into everyhouse in the neighborhood. just wondering what you all thought.
Bzzzt... woops.. in 1960 they didn't polarize their plugs yet.
i live on the 3rd floor next to a green belt and i just unwind (toss) an inductor out of 50cent walkmen radios into the trees to get 42Mhz. looks like spider's thread. exceptional signal, not very rugged.