G5rv Antenna In Attic

There will be hot spots and cold spots.

G5rv antenna in attic.

Attic antennas many types of antenna can be mounted in the attic if you don t have radiant barrier tech shield. Great deals on g5rv antenna. It s a long way from the rabbit ear designs you might think of when picturing indoor antennas and much cooler looking than the metal contraptions often found outdoors. You can see it s clear of metal objects and the ladder line goes off to the right at a 90 degree angle.

I wanted an invisible antenna so i m starting with an attic mounted g5rv antenna. With the antenna in your attic you aren t even in the far field of the antenna. Power isn t actually radiated equally all over the antenna. Mac af4ps fp 51 note.

G5rv best dang antenna i ve ever used he bragged. The junior version from mfj that covers 40 meters through 10 meters on the ham bands. Antenna mounted as high as practical. Calculating the actual fields is really hard.

The infamous attic dipole. 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. Then we heard a long testimonial about how he d set one up in his parents attic and worked a ton of dx how he still uses them to this day and how they re the perfect antenna for working all bands. This is a much much better performer than the heavily marketed g5rv.

This was installed at a previous qth i will be the first or millionth remember i m from fl to affirm that the antenna is the determining factor for success when it comes to one s station set up. Fast free shipping on many items. Ground reflections and also any wiring in your house may reflect distort or focus the field making more hot spots. Not ideal but i m avoiding.