Ham Radio Attic Antenna Installation

On vhf a beam antenna can work well in the attic even a rotator can be used.

Ham radio attic antenna installation.

Some radio hams have an attic antenna as a backup to their main antenna on the roof. Installation of a wire antenna in my small attic as previously mentioned i ve recently built my first wire antenna. The coax shield would then be properly terminated at both ends and stop being a rogue antenna. The only concern with attic mounted antennas is the space available to you for mounting.

Once all the yagis were bolted in place on the mast i used my antenna analyzer to adjust their driven elements to provide the best match in the weak signal portions of each band. 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. Coaxial cable or coax os the. It is normally very much easier to install a radio antenna in the attic or roof space than outside.

Remote rf switch control box in the shack chooses which antenna is operational in the attic. In the attic the antenna is not visible it is not exposed to weather and it can be installed without climbing onto your roof. You will need a peak in your attic that is tall enough for the antenna to fit. If the top of the antenna touches the walls or roof the performance may be affected slightly.

In order to really test it i decided to skip the step of a temporary outdoor deployment and just go ahead and put it in to it s final location. There is no need to climb up ladders and possibly onto the roof with all the hazards for untrained people not used to climbing up ladders and handling them whilst up there. Again stay away from metal and wires to maintain your pattern. All radio antennas need a radio feeder to transfer the energy to and from the antenna.

For anyone who does not like heights this is a great advantage. Hide stuff in the closet one of the challenges you may encounter is getting the coaxial cable up into the attic. Install a 9 1 unun at the antenna end of the coax.