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Stretchyman:
Wise words!

How true, one can not expect to completely attenuate a signal from an antenna even with a wall of lead!

The signal will bounce off all sorts of things, sure it will be less than the 'forward' direction but still radiate.

I think the 'Flower Pot' etc suggestion is superb and as the man says you're only going to get sussed if you cause interference.

Put the antenna up without even broadcasting!

Str.

jackson_r:

--- Quote from: Antennae on December 01, 2015, 0459 UTC ---You could camouflage the loop by painting it white and putting fake vines and flowers on it like its a garden arch. And put a pretty box over the capacitor and paint some silly flower design on it. 
Or you could also get some plastic lattice and fill in the loop with it. And put vines and large fake butterflies on it.

Here's some info from the web that I found after a month of obsessing over the mag loop things (its in my post down the page):
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,23877.0.html

--- End quote ---

Great idea!  In my HOA, my backyard can be seen from the second floor of no less than 6 different neighbors.  I think what would make the most sense is to paint something like that a shade of green that closely approximates the green color of my grass.  Or I guess since I'd usually be using it after dark, just to paint it black. 

Good advice as well from John and Stretchy.  150' of coax for the dipole arrives today.  I'll post a "heads up" here once I get ready to try it out and we'll see if I'm transmitting any better.  If that doesn't do much for me, we'll start looking at decorated backyard flower arches.   ;D

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