Attic Mount Discone

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Attic mount discone.

Attic antenna installation precautions. The only concern with attic mounted antennas is the space available to you for mounting. This has resulted in a new wave of specialized antennas. Can discone from radio shack to placed in attic.

How to build a attic discone. 4 4 out of 5 stars 5. The signal reception was strong and is capable of catching signals from as much as 70 miles away. You will need a peak in your attic that is tall enough for the antenna to fit.

If the top of the antenna touches the walls or roof the performance may be affected slightly. When locating an antenna in the attic or roof space there are several precautions that can be implemented to ensure that the performance that is gained is the best for the circumstances. Ideally you should mount it atop a roof but even in the attic it does its job. I had several rg 58 213 and lmr 240 400 coax cables in place between the shack and attic space but instead of running more coax i decided to use a remote antenna switch in the attic to feed the 2m through 70cm beams and one discone antenna.

5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon. Short video showing the installation and test of a comet ds 150s discone antenna. In general you can lose up to 40 50 of your signal s strength from an attic installation due to the loss from roofing materials but with proper installation and the right antenna you can overcome some of this loss and be successful. Rs discone in attic.

How is the performance. The kb9vbr 2 meter j pole antenna is 69 inches tall overall. Consider the in the attic shortwave listeners swl loop antenna over snake in the attic antenna. Even placing it in the densely packed attic posed no problems.

Attic or rooftop for discone antenna. We are glad to report that performance is top notch. Discone or double.