[PVRCNC] Antenna suggestions for attic

[Wes Quinn]

 Hello Jerry,
Congrats on your brothers ticket!
I used to have a wire antenna inside of an attic, running 100 watts and I could work most of the world, way back when there was propagation (1992-3).
I built my own wire antenna and I basically took dipoles and wired them together into a single feedline.  I had wires for 10m, 12m, 17m, 20m and 40m.  The 40m dipole, allowed me access to 15m too and I had to actually wrap it around along the side the attic eve/wall, since my attic wasn't long enough.  But it is very similar to that Alpha Delta DX-EE antenna that you listed.

I did get some RF into cable TV, but I put in a better ground and that fixed it.  I wouldn't recommend running high power with the antenna, in the attic, over your head.

I might even still have the wire antenna buried away in a box in my shed.  I will look for it later on.

Let me know if you want more specifics or need any help.
73 es GL de k4Wes

    On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 9:26:38 AM EDT, NT4Q <nt4q at earthlink.net> wrote:  
 
 Greetings antenna gurus!  Not being in a restrictive hoa subdivision myself, I am posting this question on behalf of my brother KF4HHD who is just starting on his amateur radio journey.

His subdivision is highly restrictive on outside antennas, so I am trying to find an alternative that might work.  He has a fairly large attic above a two story house oriented almost north/south.  Other than potential RF and fire from possible arching if it is too close to conductive material, does anyone have suggestion or experience with running antennas in an attic?  Maybe an Alpha Delta DX-EE or mount a small tribander in the attic.  It’s a pretty large space.

Right now, he is just getting started and just had 100 watts at his disposal, but would like to run higher if/when that is possible.

Hopefully, I’ll get my station rebuilt from the 2011 tornados and be able to submit some logs soon.

73, Jerry NT4Q

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