[Qcwa] Mounting dipole in attic

[Tom Repstad]

Well if you have room in your attic I would recommend putting up a 
"German Quad"...  a nice antenna that is physically horizontal to the 
earth.  We always put up a quick one for Field Days, strung between four 
trees.

--Tom
K1VG

Bob Wilder wrote:

> Staples would be OK as the wood is dry and there should be little loss.
>
> Outdoors it will be a different matter, as the wood will get wet and
> could cause you some SWR problems which the tuner should take out.
>
> I have used the loop idea outside before and it does work.  The only 
> problem
> is the height above ground of the antenna.
>
> I currently use an antenna outside fed with 450 ohm ladder line.  In the
> mornings, with heavy dew, I have to tune out the SWR as the ladder 
> line is
> laying on the roof.  Also when it is raining, the SWR keeps changing 
> because
> of the water on the ladder line.
>
> Hope this helps
>
>
>
>
> At 04:23 PM 10/7/2002 -0400, you 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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