[TVARC] Need HF stealth antenna advice

[rick at kd9my.com]

Hello all,

I am fairly new here, moved to Citrus Grove full time in January.  

I'm looking for some advice on stealth HF antennas.  There's lots of info on
the TVARC website and internet, but I am looking for real world experiences
on what you've had good results with.

For my first attempt I built a 20-meter dipole and put it in my attic.

The antenna loads fine, but the horrendous QRM level makes it unusable.  We
are talking a constant S-7 on 20 and S-9 on 40 meters.  I've never had to
deal with noise levels of this magnitude.  Are the new houses in The
Villages really this noisy?  I haven't started trying to identify the
source(s) of the noise.

So, my dilemma is, do I abandon the attic antenna and look for another
solution, possibly an outdoor stealth antenna to get away from the noise, OR
do I hunt down the source of the noise and try to reduce it?  I was thinking
about laying a wire directly on the roof at the back of the house, in either
an end fed or inverted V configuration.

I'd love to hear about other members experiences, especially with regard to
receive noise on HF.

Thank you,

Rick Neukam
KD9MY
rick at kd9my.com <mailto:rick at kd9my.com> 

 

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