This antenna has all the reception power of an outdoor antenna but features a curved metal frame of reflectors that are designed for fitting easily into smaller attic spaces.
How to wire antenna from attic.
In order to really test it i decided to skip the step of a temporary outdoor deployment and just go ahead and put it in to it s final location.
Installation of a wire antenna in my small attic as previously mentioned i ve recently built my first wire antenna.
This was found to be quieter and made the antenna less sensitive to frequency changes.
Don t worry if you lack the room to run the dipole in a straight line.
An ameritron 5 port remote rf antenna switch i had on hand was put into service.
It s a long way from the rabbit ear designs you might think of when picturing indoor antennas and much cooler looking than the metal contraptions often found outdoors.
Not a problem though.
For directional antennas like yagis the most common type of antenna for tv installations it is necessary to ensure that the antenna is placed in the attic so that the signal path does not pass through a solid object even wiring can be an issue.
The near vertical portion of wire 20 ft from the attic shortwave antenna to the receiver could pick up vertically polarized electrostatic interference.
It did need a separate small gauge multi wire control cable to be run to the attic.
Attic antennas many types of antenna can be mounted in the attic if you don t have radiant barrier tech shield.
My attic access door is fairly small.
The ge 33692 attic mount hd antenna is a notable example of an antenna specially designed for placement in the attic.
To fit this antenna in an attic space i used an inverted v configuration.
This was okay but appeared noisy.
This sleek futuristic antenna easily blends in thanks to an.
Unun stands for unbalanced coaxial line to unbalanced antenna.
Need lots of room keep them away from metal objects like heaters and ducts wire antennas can be run near the peak of the roof inside the attic bent in odd shapes to match the space available.
Bend the wires as much as necessary to make the dipole fit into the available space.
To install a tv antenna in your attic you have to go into the attic.
I initially feed the dipole directly with a 1 1 balun and rg58 coax.
I just took the plastic ends of one side of the antenna and shoved it through the access door.
So small that the antenna was too big to fit through.
Avoid placing antenna so that signal passes through objects in the attic.
For example you can install a wire dipole in almost any attic space.
Get into the attic.
In some countries it.
I later changed this by feeding the dipole twin feeder via a remote balun.
The one i recommend.
Although the switch isn t rated for 70cm operation the manual says it will work on that band with a bit of acceptable loss.
It was a lot of work but i ve gotten a lot better at things and i d say overall.
