[Qcwa] Mounting dipole in attic

[Gus Levy]

BOY! Have you an attic. I would recommend that each leg of your antenna be
66 ft. long (not 70). 132 ft. overall is the natural length for 80 meters,
and without question it would work great on 20 meters, in additon to 80
meters.. The other bands...maybe.

I would prefer the antenna be mounted on small standoffs, because next to
the wood there would be some absorption. But, staple it if it is convenient.
If it works well, you can always put in standoffs at a later date.

73, Gus

Keith Kotch wrote:

> I just mounted my first HF antenna in the attic...a dipole.  I've run
> ladder line to my tuner and have the antenna, which is 18 gauge stranded
> insulated wire, "hanging" using TV twinlead standoffs screwed into the
> trusses.  Each leg is approximately 70' long and the antenna is bent in
> order to fit it in.
>
> My question is the mounting procedure.  Since this antenna's orientation
> is east-west, I'm thinking of putting another up north-south.  Could the
> wire, since it is insulated, be stapled up to the roof trusses?
> Installation would go much quicker and easier since the north-south
> antenna would have to be bent back a forth a couple of times to get the
> length up there.  I'm assuming it would not be a problem as I understand
> you could just lay a wire antenna right on the roof shingles if
> necessary.
>
> The other possibility is running a loop around the entire attic or the
> eaves outside.  Stapling would be so much quicker and easier.
>
> Keith, KF4BXT
>
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