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.

Unun stands for unbalanced coaxial line to unbalanced antenna. Antennas generally perform best when they re out in the clear but there is no law that says you can t use an outdoor antenna indoors. Installation of a wire antenna in my small attic as previously mentioned i ve recently built my first wire antenna. If you have some sort of attic in your home apartment or condo you re in luck.

Often amateur radio operators are looking for alternative locations to install their antennas. The one i recommend. This calls for a little creativity. With his antenna matching unit providing an acceptable match he s on the air making contacts.

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. If you live in a space restricted location or are under a hoa restriction you may be able to mount an antenna outside. Attics are great locations for indoor antennas. Dipole and long wire antennas can also be used with mobile outdoor style auto tuners feeding them in an attic space.

The near vertical portion of wire 20 ft from the attic shortwave antenna to the receiver could pick up vertically polarized electrostatic interference. My attic antenna setup featuring the alpha delta dx cc antenna and my n9tax dual band 2m 70cm antenna.