HAHAHA Oh yeah, I forgot to ask my wife if I could 'borrow' her cotton! hahaha. Thanks for dropping by buddy - next video in this series coming in a few days. Cheers Mike - see ya on the airwaves buddy
Excellent solution to an often vexing problem. Another possible idea is to use your attic for antenna installations. While stealth antennas aren't particularly efficient, they do get you on the air. And as the old saying goes: any antenna is better than no antenna. Currently, I'm using a full-wave 40-meter loop antenna under my elevated rental home...works great for local and state contacts!
In the US most homes made today have plastic soffits and siding which you can squeeze ladder line through the seam to get into the attic. It's easy to run a wire around the perimeter of the attic which gives it some height. Multi-Band loop antenna's fed with ladder line can be temperamental, but can also work very well. If you don't like the black ladder line running up the side of the house, you can also make 600 ohm with different color wires to make it stealthy.
That's fantastic David. My sofit's are metal and also my house has a flat roof, so no crawl space per se. I love ladder line - when I lived in the mountains I had 450ohm ladder line running into a 130ft flat top dipole - worked a treat! Thanks for swinging by and leaving a comment buddy. Cheers!
Cheapest way is to run an AWG 16 or smaller copper wire from the back of your transceiver out under the window and upward to the eaves of your house. The first part of this RUclips shows the eaves of the house, the part where the roof sticks out beyond the upgoing outside wall. You can continue this wire separated from the metal of the house Eves as far as you can run it, keeping it away from contact with metal anything and crossing electrical wires with separation only at right angles to the wires not parallel to the electric wires. There's an antenna turner inside your radio or added as an extra device, this will work wonders for receiving and may match enough to transmit also. You can use a coaxial plug on the end of some RG 58 coaxial cable that's attached to the back of your radio... Run the other end of the RG58 conveniently out your window sill or other exit point through the wall--- and attach the center conductor to your wire which then runs up and around the underside of the eaves of the house as described. You can leave the shield open or attach the end of another wire which runs the opposite direction around the eaves of your house..... The shield in RG58 can be left not connected. To be extra fancy use a wire length of 8 feet total from the center conductor of your coax upward and outward or make the wire you're running around your house some multiple of eight feet--- like 16 feet or 32 feet or 66 feet or for low frequency work 120feet. to get even more fancy, run a wire from the shield of your coax the same length of wire as you had hooked to the center connector. you can hear on any of these links of wire, for transmitting success is experimenting and antenna tuning.... but don't let your bare wire touch any other metal.
Hey there Charles, thanks so much for your detailed response mate. That's a fantastic idea and I'll definitely look into it. Thanks so much for dropping by. Cheers mate and happy DX!
Hey buddy, I tell ya.... it's easy and the true magic really comes from the incredible radial system. Lay those out on the ground, or elevate them would even be better, and they are easy to hide. Ethernet cable is perfect as it is cheap and comes with 8 wires hahaha. Good luck with the build mate, and keep me posted on how it goes. Cheers!
Woohooo! Thanks so much for your kind words buddy. I really appreciate you swinging by and leaving a comment. Happy building mate! Keep me posted on your builds. Cheers
Mr Mud Brother! Wooohooo, thanks buddy. It worked out great, can't wait to work on the next in the series. Can't wait for your next vid buddy! Cheers and beers from your pal over west here.
Hey Tom buddy, thanks for all of your support and friendship mate! This is a total blast heading down these antenna design 'rabbit holes' and seeing if they work hahaha. Bill and I are planning a road trip to Oregon one of these months, would love to meet up with you and Charlie and play radio and lots of laughs of course wooohooo. Cheers my friend
Excellent work 👏. That smokes my rain gutter antenna! I'm in a stucco building packed with chicken wire. Any suggestions? HOA Condo lower floor. Thanks for another great video!
Hey buddy, send me an email to va7bix@gmail.com and we can chat about some ideas - we WILL make this work for ya buddy. Looking forward to hearing from ya! Cheers
When you mention adjusting the antenna .. are you physically changing the length of the wire? What about the counterpoise wires do you need to change them too?
G'day Jim, thanks for your comment mate. I am changing the radiating element (wire) ONLY, which is the awesome thing about this. The same counterpoise wires will work on every band from 70cm right through to 40 meters which is amazing. I am yet to find the 'real estate' ha! to try this antenna system on 80. I hope this helps mate - let me know if you have any more questions. Happy building mate! Cheers
Do the radials need to be at the feed point. My shack is on the 2nd floor but down at ground level I have a wooden deck that can easily hide the radials.
hmmm interesting. Sorry about that mate.... Try this link and feel free to spread the word - more the merrier wooohooo - looking forward to seeing you over at the Discord. discord.gg/RWJU5tBY
Hahaha me as well mate. I'm an Aussie and grew up on metric.... moved to Canada 20+ years ago, and everything here is kind of imperial, so had to learn. haha. Too funny. The main thing is the end result was "42 METERS" hahaha. Cheers buddy.
Can't wait to hear my wife ask why I added cotton thread and a rug to the shopping list, LOL. Great job!
HAHAHA Oh yeah, I forgot to ask my wife if I could 'borrow' her cotton! hahaha. Thanks for dropping by buddy - next video in this series coming in a few days. Cheers Mike - see ya on the airwaves buddy
Excellent solution to an often vexing problem. Another possible idea is to use your attic for antenna installations. While stealth antennas aren't particularly efficient, they do get you on the air. And as the old saying goes: any antenna is better than no antenna. Currently, I'm using a full-wave 40-meter loop antenna under my elevated rental home...works great for local and state contacts!
In the US most homes made today have plastic soffits and siding which you can squeeze ladder line through the seam to get into the attic. It's easy to run a wire around the perimeter of the attic which gives it some height. Multi-Band loop antenna's fed with ladder line can be temperamental, but can also work very well. If you don't like the black ladder line running up the side of the house, you can also make 600 ohm with different color wires to make it stealthy.
That's fantastic David. My sofit's are metal and also my house has a flat roof, so no crawl space per se. I love ladder line - when I lived in the mountains I had 450ohm ladder line running into a 130ft flat top dipole - worked a treat! Thanks for swinging by and leaving a comment buddy. Cheers!
Cheapest way is to run an AWG 16 or smaller copper wire from the back of your transceiver out under the window and upward to the eaves of your house. The first part of this RUclips shows the eaves of the house, the part where the roof sticks out beyond the upgoing outside wall. You can continue this wire separated from the metal of the house Eves as far as you can run it, keeping it away from contact with metal anything and crossing electrical wires with separation only at right angles to the wires not parallel to the electric wires.
There's an antenna turner inside your radio or added as an extra device, this will work wonders for receiving and may match enough to transmit also. You can use a coaxial plug on the end of some RG 58 coaxial cable that's attached to the back of your radio... Run the other end of the RG58 conveniently out your window sill or other exit point through the wall--- and attach the center conductor to your wire which then runs up and around the underside of the eaves of the house as described. You can leave the shield open or attach the end of another wire which runs the opposite direction around the eaves of your house..... The shield in RG58 can be left not connected.
To be extra fancy use a wire length of 8 feet total from the center conductor of your coax upward and outward or make the wire you're running around your house some multiple of eight feet--- like 16 feet or 32 feet or 66 feet or for low frequency work 120feet.
to get even more fancy, run a wire from the shield of your coax the same length of wire as you had hooked to the center connector.
you can hear on any of these links of wire, for transmitting success is experimenting and antenna tuning.... but don't let your bare wire touch any other metal.
Hey there Charles, thanks so much for your detailed response mate. That's a fantastic idea and I'll definitely look into it. Thanks so much for dropping by. Cheers mate and happy DX!
Looks Amazing! I am going to have to build one of these!
Hey buddy, I tell ya.... it's easy and the true magic really comes from the incredible radial system. Lay those out on the ground, or elevate them would even be better, and they are easy to hide. Ethernet cable is perfect as it is cheap and comes with 8 wires hahaha. Good luck with the build mate, and keep me posted on how it goes. Cheers!
Just discovered your channel- love the videos, really helpful ideas. Keep up the great work.
Woohooo! Thanks so much for your kind words buddy. I really appreciate you swinging by and leaving a comment. Happy building mate! Keep me posted on your builds. Cheers
What am I looking at? I don’t see any antenna 😂. Nice job! Would this also trick my spouse? This is a huge Simon, keep these great ideas coming.
Mr Mud Brother! Wooohooo, thanks buddy. It worked out great, can't wait to work on the next in the series. Can't wait for your next vid buddy! Cheers and beers from your pal over west here.
Great evolution and implementation of your design pieces Simon! What a fun journey! 👍📻⚡️🍻Tom
Hey Tom buddy, thanks for all of your support and friendship mate! This is a total blast heading down these antenna design 'rabbit holes' and seeing if they work hahaha. Bill and I are planning a road trip to Oregon one of these months, would love to meet up with you and Charlie and play radio and lots of laughs of course wooohooo. Cheers my friend
@@thehamjazz That sounds great Simon! Can't wait buddy! 👍
Very sneaky, I love it
Wooohooo thanks Chris! Thanks for being so supportive and a great friend! Cheers and beers mate
Love your enthusiasm.
What power were you running?
Hey Paul - 100w buddy! No lights flickering haha. Wanted to do max to see where it was being “heard”. Cheers mate
Excellent work 👏.
That smokes my rain gutter antenna! I'm in a stucco building packed with chicken wire. Any suggestions? HOA Condo lower floor. Thanks for another great video!
Hey buddy, send me an email to va7bix@gmail.com and we can chat about some ideas - we WILL make this work for ya buddy. Looking forward to hearing from ya! Cheers
When you mention adjusting the antenna .. are you physically changing the length of the wire? What about the counterpoise wires do you need to change them too?
G'day Jim, thanks for your comment mate. I am changing the radiating element (wire) ONLY, which is the awesome thing about this. The same counterpoise wires will work on every band from 70cm right through to 40 meters which is amazing. I am yet to find the 'real estate' ha! to try this antenna system on 80. I hope this helps mate - let me know if you have any more questions. Happy building mate! Cheers
top aussie!!
Thanks Antonio brother! Hope to see ya soon mate. Wooohooo!
Have you had a chance to try 40 and 80 with that spool of wire?
Brian buddy.... you know it's coming in the next video right mate? ;-) hahaha I haven't had the 'space' but definitely on my 'todo' list wooohooo.
Do the radials need to be at the feed point. My shack is on the 2nd floor but down at ground level I have a wooden deck that can easily hide the radials.
I have the exact same question??
Is your wife on the cbs thanksgiving parade show this morning simon she said her husband was Australian and loves food lol
Hahaha not my wife buddy, She’s here having coffee with me - wooohoooo happy thanksgiving buddy
@@thehamjazz 😂 thought i would ask you came to mind when she said that happy thanksgiving from my family to yours
Are your roof and walls made of wood?
Hey buddy, yes they are. Thanks so much for dropping by and leaving a comment. Cheers!
Your Discord link is no longer working.
hmmm interesting. Sorry about that mate.... Try this link and feel free to spread the word - more the merrier wooohooo - looking forward to seeing you over at the Discord.
discord.gg/RWJU5tBY
Those calculations gave me instant headache, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SWITCH TO METRIC lol ;)
Hahaha me as well mate. I'm an Aussie and grew up on metric.... moved to Canada 20+ years ago, and everything here is kind of imperial, so had to learn. haha. Too funny. The main thing is the end result was "42 METERS" hahaha. Cheers buddy.
No shoes!?! 😅
Shoes make noise shhhhhh hahaha. Naaa it’s balmy out here on the coast buddy hahaha
“Stealth” going barefoot. What’s next, putting on socks like WD4DAN? 😂
It’s that Mediterranean climate up there! ☀️🍷🏖️🫒 😀