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Coathanger Antenna

09/21/2015 9:19 AM

I found this interesting:

https://gigaom.com/2013/08/15/tracking-the-international-space-station-with-metal-coat-hangers/

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09/21/2015 10:06 AM

Otherwise known as the Cavalier Antennae....

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09/21/2015 10:14 AM

Why is it shaped like Texas?

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09/21/2015 10:27 AM

That's Australia......you're looking at it upsidedownunder.....

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09/21/2015 11:27 PM

It's not only cavalier, it'a downright arrogant.

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09/21/2015 10:29 AM

OK, maybe his YAGI antenna is made out of coat hangers. There might be more to it than that.

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09/21/2015 10:31 AM

What a waste of a good coat hanger!

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09/22/2015 7:16 AM

The coat hanger is more valuable than the Cavalier! LOL

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09/21/2015 10:56 AM

I wore a shirt without removing the hanger and got hung up on Mexican radio.

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09/21/2015 12:29 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyCEexG9xjw

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09/21/2015 12:40 PM

FCC? We don't got no FCC! We don't need no stinking FCC!

Turn the transmitters all the ways up!

Thanks for the flashback.

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09/22/2015 6:15 AM

When I got into radio in high school I noticed the Mexican radio stations were broadcast at 500,000 watts. The US radio stations were limited to 50,000 watts. They also had five call letters starting with X.
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09/22/2015 3:40 PM

Nice. Wonder what he could get using the good old tried and proven "house neutral" antenna? (note - if trying that, be sure you insert your antenna lead into the correct slot on the receptacle - the big one - not the little one - tends to be a bit shocking if you choose incorrectly)

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