Paul N0scc writes in a message to mark graves
 PN> You can make you a dipole antenna and place it in the apartment 
 PN> I will look up the formula and let you know the measurments 
 PN> you can buy a 2 meter pre amp and it will inprove your reception 
 PN> sometimes to much I put a dipole in my attic and it works as 
 PN> far as your reception if you buy a antenna for 2m (144-148 
 PN> mhz) you will find this will inprove your reception even if 
 PN> you have to move it inside I found that multi band antennas 
 PN> do not work very well authough a cb antenna works well for 
 PN> the 46-50 mhz band try a dipole antenna I think you will be 
 PN> impressed. 
Mercy!  Teacher, do I *have* to diagram that sentence???
 
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