flork
when i was about 14, i lived in a desolate place that had no record stores or outlets for people into punk and non normal music very much, aside from taking long trips, and finding a rare jem in a bargain bin somewhere, thrift shops or coming to Ukiah to pick up tunes.
i liked heavy metal as much as the next person around, and we had no way to hear it thrown across the airwaves but to build a huge antenna.
the antenna wasn't that huge... it only consisted of a few units, some attached by wire line and spanned from the mobile home to the outer shed. the shed not only selved as storage, but also a hideout and secret place that myself and my comrades could go and play video games on dying color and black and white televisions that were scavenged from dumpsters, trash piles, or by trading various currencies, ie: cigarettes, drugs, booze, games, tapes, and other stuff. The one antenna that went from the shed's feed lines were split so that the stereo in the shed and the house stereos could be fed by the signal. the second antenna was just outside the eastmost window, i would isolate signal to get to the san francisoco stations using this one. The one on the shed got to sacramento, and as far down as bakersfield. One time or two we picked up KLOS 95.5 from Los Angeles.
The third antenna was located inside my room and only went into one boom box. it was from the 30s, and had two armatures. one of the armatures didn't work that good, and had to have help via a clothespin to be able to get a good span. It also had a fine tuning knob. which, surprisingly, worked well. as i panned my directions from a southern Santa Rosa station, i could go deep... and start finding pirate stations.
i liked heavy metal as much as the next person around, and we had no way to hear it thrown across the airwaves but to build a huge antenna.
the antenna wasn't that huge... it only consisted of a few units, some attached by wire line and spanned from the mobile home to the outer shed. the shed not only selved as storage, but also a hideout and secret place that myself and my comrades could go and play video games on dying color and black and white televisions that were scavenged from dumpsters, trash piles, or by trading various currencies, ie: cigarettes, drugs, booze, games, tapes, and other stuff. The one antenna that went from the shed's feed lines were split so that the stereo in the shed and the house stereos could be fed by the signal. the second antenna was just outside the eastmost window, i would isolate signal to get to the san francisoco stations using this one. The one on the shed got to sacramento, and as far down as bakersfield. One time or two we picked up KLOS 95.5 from Los Angeles.
The third antenna was located inside my room and only went into one boom box. it was from the 30s, and had two armatures. one of the armatures didn't work that good, and had to have help via a clothespin to be able to get a good span. It also had a fine tuning knob. which, surprisingly, worked well. as i panned my directions from a southern Santa Rosa station, i could go deep... and start finding pirate stations.
Comments
Post a Comment