On 07/19/11 14:02, Bosman, Don wrote: > > Plaster over wire mesh, possibly painted with lead paint prior to 1978. > > What could possibly be keeping the signal strength down in any of our > vintage buildings??? > The lead paint does matter, interestingly. I've tested that several times now. But the wire mesh is a killer. OK, so you get a phone with an antenna jack, make an adaptor from that to a 100 ft run of LDF5-50 Heliax, to the antenna. I actually know someone who did that in Canada. It works, and is totally nuts. ;-) --STeve Andre'