Installing A Ham Loop Antenna In A Garage Attic
For example you can install a wire dipole in almost any attic space.
Installing a ham loop antenna in a garage attic. If you live in a space restricted location or are under a hoa restriction you may be able to mount an antenna outside. My attic antenna setup featuring the alpha delta dx cc antenna and my n9tax dual band 2m 70cm antenna. This calls for a little creativity. Another local uses an hf loop antenna tacked up around the circumference of the ceiling of a second floor bedroom.
The near vertical portion of wire 20 ft from the attic shortwave antenna to the receiver could pick up vertically polarized electrostatic interference. Dipole and long wire antennas can also be used with mobile outdoor style auto tuners feeding them in an attic space. Unun stands for unbalanced coaxial line to unbalanced antenna. In order to really test it i decided to skip the step of a temporary outdoor deployment and just go ahead and put it in to it s final location.
Often amateur radio operators are looking for alternative locations to install their antennas. If you have some sort of attic in your home apartment or condo you re in luck. The one i recommend. Installation of a wire antenna in my small attic as previously mentioned i ve recently built my first wire antenna.
Install a 9 1 unun at the antenna end of the coax. Attics are great locations for indoor antennas.