Re: I'm a newbie coiler!- apartment coiling

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Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

A counteroise (sheet of chickenwire or aluminum foil under the coil) 
works wonders, alot better than a 30-foot run of wire down the side 
of the building would. Ideally a full  faraday cage would work 
keeping rfi down as well as grounding, but I never liked putting my 
pets in cages.

Mike
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Subject: Re: I'm a newbie coiler!- apartment coiling


> Original poster: "Steve Ziuchkovski" <smz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> > Original poster: Steve Conner <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > http://www.scopeboy.com/tesla/drsstc/sparks/spark0611.jpg
> > "Biggest Spark Ever In My Apartment" -about 40"- the length is 
> > limited by the size of the table
>
> Great picture!
>
> What's the best way to go for a ground in the apartment? I live on 
> the second floor. If I had a sliding door to the grass out back, and 
> lived on the first floor, I'd simply drive a rod into the earth. But 
> what can I do on the second floor?