Ham Radio Gutter Antenna

As gardens are often only about 5 mtrs wide and abt.

Ham radio gutter antenna.

Even if it is close the transmatch looses about 10 of the signal inside of the device. Wire strung around your house at rain gutter height plus. By john portune w6nbc. Compromise disguise antennas are no strangers to hams especially on hf.

Very simple and the system worked for me. Some novel loop disguise techniques. A few of my radio friends use the gutter as a cointerpoise to their wire antenna as in the netherlands houses are often build in a row with often 10 or more houses under one roof. Unknown sunday march 29 2020 at 11 54 00 am hst.

The classic rain gutter loop antenna is it any good. Most of the original article is still relevant but i have. No antenna that is good on 160 meters is good on 10 meters. This all aluminum gutter is fed with coax with an unterminated shield at this end shield connected to radio ground at the other to reduce nearby computer hash from inside the house.

That article found its way into several ham radio publications and newsletters. In all actuality the best antenna a person can use is one that is resonate on the frequency you desire to transmit on. This gutter antenna is connected via an upper roof level downspout where no personal contact is possible. I started experimenting with using my aluminum rain gutter and downspout for an antenna.

If your qth is somewhat limited with respect to antennas may you find some inspiration here. The results have been surprisingly good. 12 mtrs deep they often can hang one wire of about 15 or 18 mtrs long into the back of their gardens. Sales supplies and service.

This article was subsequently published in about 3 or 4 ham radio club newsletters and journals. First you have to use a tuner. Mine was a mfj travel tuner. I no longer live in a condo or in fl but i m using a gutter at my new qth and it is working quite well.

A simple technical look at an hf horizontal loop of. I have used a rain gutter antenna since my condo days in fl. World s largest supplier of amateur radio ham radio and communication equipment. Pic courtesy of n6cc website.

A ham friend of mine recently asked me for the details of how i use my rain gutter and downspout as an antenna. I originally did a write up on it in 1994.