The infamous attic dipole.
Counterpoise in attic.
I don t have room for counterpoise radials.
Counterpoise ok laying on insulation.
Portable operation could not be easier.
I have several vhf ground plane and discone antennas in my attic.
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Condo living is great but.
I have read a lot of article and you make the most sense.
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.
Simply hang the far end from a tree limb the coax is at the bottom.
I have my end fed up in the attic and was wondering if it s safe having the counterpoise lay on top on some insulation.
Here is the definition of counterpoise appearing in the communications standard dictionary.
It s the blown in kind so it s light and fluffy like snow.
The better your antenna the more success you will have making contacts.
In 2014 this attic looked just like any other attic anywhere in the world.
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.
The mfj 931 could potentially be used a tuned counterpoise for your attic shortwave antenna.
Efhw in the attic.
Counterpoise definitions can be found in dictionaries.
Hang it up in a hotel window or string it up in the attic.
Even if it is mostly used by ham radio operators to solve problems while transmitting the mfj 931 should also work for a receive only purpose.
Attic antennas many types of antenna can be mounted in the attic if you don t have radiant barrier tech shield.
Just want to make sure i am not on the.
An obvious solution if you need concealment and have access to a space like an attic.
No ground plane or counterpoise is needed.
You can see the old bits of just added insulation inside for example and the occ.
