Ham Attic Antenna Safety

Many hams including many of you reading this are limited by hoa or other outdoor antenna restrictions.

Ham attic antenna safety.

The only concern with attic mounted antennas is the space available to you for mounting. Many of these same hams would have other excuses if it were not for the antenna it would be something else. On hf wire beams can be run on the roof supports or the rafters these usually are good for one direction only but can be switched electrically for different coverage. Lots of amateurs in these situations are doing so successfully especially on hf.

Yes in the attic. The lack of an external antenna is really an excuse for not taking action. But even if you can t put up an outdoor antenna you can still operate with antennas installed in an accessible attic space. Again stay away from metal and wires to maintain your pattern.

First is safety with less than 100 watts what do i need to know about health and fire hazard. Have 2 story home with ample attic above for antenna or can put antenna against house and not extending above roof. The kb9vbr 2 meter j pole antenna is 69 inches tall overall. The world is divided into operators and observers.

With time bare copper oxidizes the wood where the wire is tightly stapled to absorbs some of this oxidization and forms a loose yet lossy bond with the wire. You will need a peak in your attic that is tall enough for the antenna to fit. The attic shortwave antenna wire this is the most importantaspect to improve. Before i take the leap particularly into hf i need to learn more about antennas in the house.

On vhf a beam antenna can work well in the attic even a rotator can be used. The fact is most guys who talk about attic antenna limitations are not serious to operate.