It is possible to install a tuner in the attic and bring coaxial cable down from the antenna system to your station for a 1 1 swr on all bands.
Attic hf dipole.
Another local uses an hf loop antenna tacked up around the circumference of the ceiling of a second floor bedroom.
If so a simple center fed dipole that is the size of a g5rv jr can easily work 40 through 6m and work them well with a balanced tuner at the radio.
Let your antenna tuner worry about getting the best swr out of this system.
Dipoles are widely used on bands like 80 metres 40 metres 20 metres 15 metres and 10 metres where they can provide excellent levels of performance.
With his antenna matching unit providing an acceptable match he s on the air making contacts.
A project which i ve been meaning to complete for a very long time is to place a dipole antenna in the attic space of our house.
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For the most common type of antenna the dipole the high voltage point is the ends of the antenna.
Dipole and long wire antennas can also be used with mobile outdoor style auto tuners feeding them in an attic space.
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.
Ladder line fed dipoles are ideal for attic use assuming that you can route the ladder line to your radio without too much metal contact.
Antennas in the attic are a fire hazard this is one of my most favorite excuses because the factual case of a fire hazard is nearly impossible to make.
The better your antenna the more success you will have making contacts.
This will provide me a means of reaching out to the world while i save my pennies and look for a good deal on a multi band yagi uda hf antenna and possibly a different tower too.
Again run your dipole as far away from metal as possible.
There are a lot of dipoles in attics out there the big limiting factor here is the size of your attic.
A coaxial cable trap dipole antenna installed in the attic provides a surprisingly effective solution to hf operation on the 10 15 20 30 40 and 80 meter amateur bands at a qth with restrictive covenants that prohibit outside.
Also commercial multiband or shortened dipoles work well.
In the case of the ladder line dipole just make it as long as possible and stuff it into your attic any way you can.
Dipoles are one of the simplest antennas to build or construct and erect for the hf amateur radio bands and on top of this they can be very effective.
If you need more room consider zig zaging your wire just keep your turns at 90 degrees or more.
The infamous attic dipole.
