Ham Radio Yagi In Attic

But even if you can t put up an outdoor antenna you can still operate with antennas installed in an accessible attic space.

Ham radio yagi in attic.

The house will act as a natural shield and as long as your attic mounted antenna system is independent to the rest of your antennas lightning won t be an issue. This is great for the amateur radio operator that is providing net control activities during a skywarn severe weather activation. Attic antennas can work better than you might think some of mine work as well as their outside counterparts no i m not comparing to a 150ft tower big yagis. 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.

Lots of amateurs in these situations are doing so successfully especially on hf. Many hams including many of you reading this are limited by hoa or other outdoor antenna restrictions. A second advantage to mounting the antenna in the attic is that you will be protected from lightning strikes in the event of severe weather. August 10 2020 in.

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