Biodegradable antenna ballasting system
(I tied the end of my antenna wire in a basket around a ropey-looking tangerine, and bowled it over the roof of the house)
Now, as long as it doesn't either fall off, or get eaten by the birds, by the time I get home...
Will it work? Dunno, but it's gotta be worth a go and see if it's any better than the little extend-y one on a camera tripod in my room. :blep:
It's ... better, but not great.
I can pick up a bit more of the local air-band stuff, and PMR446, but it's very noisy.
@Tamber you need a low inductance tangerine?
@Tamber oh my god lmao genius
@mynotaurus Expediency!
...basically, the quoll wanted to try saying hi from Athens by radio (neveryoumind that we're talking by IM, that's not the point c: ) and I don't have a good antenna setup.
I'm hoping this is worth something, but if it isn't it's hardly a massive investment: two tangerines (first one ended up in the bush in the back garden, and recovery efforts stalled), a length of wire, and a connector I've gotta solder on when I get home.
@Tamber @mynotaurus Tangerine (structural)
Nov 12, 2026, 10:34 AM@trans_lykanthropie @Tamber @mynotaurus P: If it's structural, does that make this technically a christingle?
@BatElite @trans_lykanthropie @mynotaurus I'm not climbing up there to stick a candle in it
@Tamber @BatElite @mynotaurus awww -puts away the toothpicks and liquorice all-sorts-