I am soon to replace my smaller gauge wire with 8 speaker wire.
Attic loop hf antenna.
Attic antennas many types of antenna can be mounted in the attic if you don t have radiant barrier tech shield.
Tie wrap anchoring loop.
With his antenna matching unit providing an acceptable match he s on the air making contacts.
Establish the feedpoint as high as possible.
The near vertical portion of wire 20 ft from the attic shortwave antenna to the receiver could pick up vertically polarized electrostatic interference.
The rf losses are fairly low in wood and most roofing at hf vhf most of problem comes from interaction with electrical wiring and ductwork.
Use heavy gauge wire to minimize losses.
Dipole and long wire antennas can also be used with mobile outdoor style auto tuners feeding them in an attic space.
Need lots of room keep them away from metal objects like heaters and ducts wire antennas can be run near the peak of the roof inside the attic bent in odd shapes to match the space available.
Potential source of interference.
A determined operator with an attic of nice size on a 2 story house really has a wonderful platform for which to launch a great set of antennas.
Another local uses an hf loop antenna tacked up around the circumference of the ceiling of a second floor bedroom.
I hoped to find something that would work on with a 100 watt hf transceiver on all bands from 80m through to 6m.
Simulation is a great tool for the attic antenna farmer because it will help you to understand what will not work.
Loft attic antennas for restricted spaces m.
Here s what one can do.
Ehrenfried g8jnj i ve recently been looking at designs for an efficient antenna that would fit in a loft.
By william hansgen lacking outdoor space for that antenna.
Hf antenna basics are not hard to grasp when explained in simple terms as they are in these e books.