Wow you did a really great job on this video! It's always a good idea to put a few snap-on toroids on The wire that feeds the thermostat. I had a situation where when I turned on my transmitter I noticed after a couple hours it was getting kind of cold in the house😂 and a couple of toroids fixed it very quickly and easily! All the Best! 73 DE W8LV BILL.
I don't "need" to see this, because I've got a compromise G5RV Jr in my attic and I'm running at most 25w on 40m, 13 on 20m, 10 on 15m and about 6w on 10. Was off the air for close to 30 years, got back on November 22. Since then, I've got 48 states (ironically, one is NH, I got AK on 10m), 47 countries, including Australia, Japan, East Kiribiti, all over Europe, South America, Caribbean from central NY. Over 700 QSOs since then. Going to install an EFHW up there eventually - two probably - second one will be for 30/17/12. Oh... and just today I put a 2/440 j-pole up there too! Attic antennas work for sure as you and I both know from personal experience. 73, John N2LCX
Several years ago I lived in a deed restricted community. Stuffed a Comet H422 in a V config on it's side suspended by Dacron cord, and made a small stand for a Cushcraft AR270. Lost about 15-20mi range on 2m/70cm. The Comet did pretty well making contacts to Eastern EU from NJ. This was with a IC-9100, and IC-705 using PSK31.
When I was still living at home I was under the usual rules of mounting nothing on the house, so my first thought was to put it inside the roof space. My license at that time was limited to 2m & 70cm so I had a log periodic setup on a rotator (horizontal) and several vertical antennas for packet and voice. The roof was tile and there was no metal film insulation so there was no issue with strange RF effects on items in the house. The main advantage of this style is that no one will ever know what you have there and you never have to worry about waterproofing anything! So my current house has a metal roof, and that aluminium lined insulation that makes it impossible to hide anything in the roof space. Give it a try, you might have great success or it might be a disaster, but you won't know unless you try...
Unfortunately, I recently got a new roof and I opted for radiant barrier film and it has degraded the signal further, but not unusable. Especially on 2m/70cm. I can still hit all my repeaters with ease, but there is definitely more “snow” in the audio.
Enjoyed the video. I’ve been using a couple of portable antennas outdoors, but would like to get something up more permanent in order to operate indoors. Enjoyed the video.
I have an EFHW that I have in my attic in a square formation and it works brilliantly. Its resonant on 40m but my ATU tunes it no problem and I get out all around the world. I have an Arrow on a motorised tripod for VHF and UHF working Satellites and the results arent as good
@ I know there have been people who’ve done it. You’d probably have the best luck with a manual antenna tuner that has sockets for open wire feedline. Just take a couple alligator clips and tune that roof up.
That has been my experience. I can hit every repeater I want to on VHF UHF but there is some snow in the audio. For HF, SSB is very noisy, but digital modes really shine. 73 WY6Y
@@WY6Y-s3v Well it was about the Audio/the way you talk. I would suggest that you either speak with more consistant volume (Or fix it in software, i think its called a compressor) and/or turn down the music volume down a bit. Around minute 2 and 3 i really had problems to understand you. With using Headphones instead of my Speakers it got a bit better but still.. Maybe you could try to speak with more energy? I am a bloody beginner with hamradio here in germany and would really appreciate to see new modern quality Videos about ham radio
I live in an apartment. So needless to say that I'm not allowed to have outside antennas. But no problem I use a radioddity HF 008 portable mag mount on a piece of 2&1/2 by 3 ft of plate steel in my closet on the second floor. It works pretty well for a compromised antenna. I'm also on top of a pretty tall hill so that factors in. I want to put some kind of wire antenna indoors either a efhw or a random wire. However I don't have an attic to use. So hopefully I can get away with it running across the ceiling. Ive eliminated the RFI by adding an LDG 1:1 common mode choke. With 100 watts or less and this indoor antenna and I can work the world!!! 73🙂
Nice!!! My favorite antenna is a jerry rigged antenna in an unlikely spot. I’ve also heard of people in apartments using folded dipoles but an EFHW will do it. Just make sure if you are doing FT8 to turn the power down when your fillings start getting hot. 🤣🤣. Have you thought about using a telescoping whip with a loading coil on your balcony? Or you could build a magnetic loop, which i have never used. Glad you are on the air man! 73 WY6Y
Wow you did a really great job on this video! It's always a good idea to put a few snap-on toroids on The wire that feeds the thermostat. I had a situation where when I turned on my transmitter I noticed after a couple hours it was getting kind of cold in the house😂 and a couple of toroids fixed it very quickly and easily! All the Best! 73 DE W8LV BILL.
@@w8lvradio thank you for the compliment. Snap on toroids are very popular at my house. 73 WY6Y
I don't "need" to see this, because I've got a compromise G5RV Jr in my attic and I'm running at most 25w on 40m, 13 on 20m, 10 on 15m and about 6w on 10. Was off the air for close to 30 years, got back on November 22. Since then, I've got 48 states (ironically, one is NH, I got AK on 10m), 47 countries, including Australia, Japan, East Kiribiti, all over Europe, South America, Caribbean from central NY. Over 700 QSOs since then. Going to install an EFHW up there eventually - two probably - second one will be for 30/17/12.
Oh... and just today I put a 2/440 j-pole up there too! Attic antennas work for sure as you and I both know from personal experience. 73, John N2LCX
Right on John. I’m curious about how the G5RV works in the attic. How do you have the ribbon line configured?
Several years ago I lived in a deed restricted community. Stuffed a Comet H422 in a V config on it's side suspended by Dacron cord, and made a small stand for a Cushcraft AR270. Lost about 15-20mi range on 2m/70cm. The Comet did pretty well making contacts to Eastern EU from NJ. This was with a IC-9100, and IC-705 using PSK31.
When I was still living at home I was under the usual rules of mounting nothing on the house, so my first thought was to put it inside the roof space. My license at that time was limited to 2m & 70cm so I had a log periodic setup on a rotator (horizontal) and several vertical antennas for packet and voice. The roof was tile and there was no metal film insulation so there was no issue with strange RF effects on items in the house. The main advantage of this style is that no one will ever know what you have there and you never have to worry about waterproofing anything! So my current house has a metal roof, and that aluminium lined insulation that makes it impossible to hide anything in the roof space. Give it a try, you might have great success or it might be a disaster, but you won't know unless you try...
Unfortunately, I recently got a new roof and I opted for radiant barrier film and it has degraded the signal further, but not unusable. Especially on 2m/70cm. I can still hit all my repeaters with ease, but there is definitely more “snow” in the audio.
Enjoyed the video. I’ve been using a couple of portable antennas outdoors, but would like to get something up more permanent in order to operate indoors. Enjoyed the video.
What kind of portable antennas do you use? I have a 17’ telescopic whip and a loading coil that I use sometimes. 73
Excellent video but in some parts it’s difficult to hear you over the music.
I have an EFHW that I have in my attic in a square formation and it works brilliantly. Its resonant on 40m but my ATU tunes it no problem and I get out all around the world. I have an Arrow on a motorised tripod for VHF and UHF working Satellites and the results arent as good
Welcome to the Antenna in the Attic Club - 73, KC1RVK
Proud member. 73
Will it work under a corrugated iron roof?
I’d say it would be very problematic. You could probably tune up the roof to be the antenna though. There’s a good experiment for ya.
@@WY6Y-s3v Interesting. Thanks.
@ I know there have been people who’ve done it. You’d probably have the best luck with a manual antenna tuner that has sockets for open wire feedline. Just take a couple alligator clips and tune that roof up.
Great job!! Robert K5TPC
Thank you Robert. 73 WY6Y
For VHF an antenna will work but your coverage may not be great. If you have an HF antenna it will also work but again your coverage may be limited.
That has been my experience. I can hit every repeater I want to on VHF UHF but there is some snow in the audio. For HF, SSB is very noisy, but digital modes really shine. 73 WY6Y
Have you tried it?
@@Redbelly357 Yes many years ago.
Huh...my comment is gone.. weird
Hmmmmm. Wasn’t me. I welcome all comments good or bad. Try again. WY6Y
@@WY6Y-s3v
Well it was about the Audio/the way you talk. I would suggest that you either speak with more consistant volume (Or fix it in software, i think its called a compressor) and/or turn down the music volume down a bit. Around minute 2 and 3 i really had problems to understand you. With using Headphones instead of my Speakers it got a bit better but still.. Maybe you could try to speak with more energy? I am a bloody beginner with hamradio here in germany and would really appreciate to see new modern quality Videos about ham radio
PLEASE lose that loud music! It is distracting and takes away from the professionalism. Otherwise, great video!
I live in an apartment. So needless to say that I'm not allowed to have outside antennas. But no problem I use a radioddity HF 008 portable mag mount on a piece of 2&1/2 by 3 ft of plate steel in my closet on the second floor. It works pretty well for a compromised antenna. I'm also on top of a pretty tall hill so that factors in. I want to put some kind of wire antenna indoors either a efhw or a random wire. However I don't have an attic to use. So hopefully I can get away with it running across the ceiling. Ive eliminated the RFI by adding an LDG 1:1 common mode choke. With 100 watts or less and this indoor antenna and I can work the world!!! 73🙂
Nice!!! My favorite antenna is a jerry rigged antenna in an unlikely spot. I’ve also heard of people in apartments using folded dipoles but an EFHW will do it. Just make sure if you are doing FT8 to turn the power down when your fillings start getting hot. 🤣🤣. Have you thought about using a telescoping whip with a loading coil on your balcony? Or you could build a magnetic loop, which i have never used. Glad you are on the air man! 73 WY6Y