Installing A Ham Loop Antenna In A Garage Attic

With his antenna matching unit providing an acceptable match he s on the air making contacts.

Installing a ham loop antenna in a garage attic.

Attics are great locations for indoor antennas. Installation of a wire antenna in my small attic as previously mentioned i ve recently built my first wire antenna. 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. Install a 9 1 unun at the antenna end of the coax.

This calls for a little creativity. The one i recommend. Unun stands for unbalanced coaxial line to unbalanced antenna. If the space allows consider mounting your antennas in the attic.

For example you can install a wire dipole in almost any attic space. If you live in a space restricted location or are under a hoa restriction you may be able to mount an antenna outside. Antennas generally perform best when they re out in the clear but there is no law that says you can t use an outdoor antenna indoors. Dipole and long wire antennas can also be used with mobile outdoor style auto tuners feeding them in an attic space.

Another local uses an hf loop antenna tacked up around the circumference of the ceiling of a second floor bedroom. If you have some sort of attic in your home apartment or condo you re in luck.