Ham Antenna In 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.

Ham antenna in attic. Viewer request to try out an antenna for ham radio in the 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. Yes in the attic. This is great for the amateur radio operator that is providing net control activities during a skywarn severe weather activation.

On vhf a beam antenna can work well in the attic even a rotator can be used. 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. Lots of amateurs in these situations are doing so successfully especially on hf. Again stay away from metal and wires to maintain your pattern.

Using the cq antennas center insulators from ke5fen. But even if you can t put up an outdoor antenna you can still operate with antennas installed in an accessible attic space. The mfj 931 could potentially be used a tuned counterpoise for your attic shortwave antenna.