Hanging An Antenna On The Wall Ham Radii

Quick video showing you how to hanging ham radio antenna from trees w sling shot.

Hanging an antenna on the wall ham radii.

If you want the unit to stay closer to home it can generally have a higher wattage and more easily run on wall power. You could use a wall mount and put it on the side of your house with a mast. Without good reception you won t hear much. The link below shows the wall mount.

The best solution is to have a structure that is already tall since making tall things from scratch is usually an expensive pain in the neck. Below is a very handy way of getting your feed line into your radio room by going thru a window metal wall etc. Hide stuff in the closet. Check recent price.

There are many other misinformed persons stating that power is the ultimate force. Ladder line or twinlead shack entry options note. One of the challenges you may encounter is getting the coaxial cable up into the attic. Super antenna amateur radio with antenna excellent for durability.

Unfortunately most neighborhoods seem to want an unobstructed view of utility poles power lines and other people s houses so they cut down most of the trees. The heart of any radio station be it amateur radio commercial business cb personal family radio or experimenters in extremely low power amateur radio qrp as it is called transmissions is the antenna. Nature in its wisdom has favored ham radio with a vast supply of tall non conductive self maintaining antenna supports trees. Some radio hams have an attic antenna as a backup to their main antenna on the roof.

In the options in the drawing the 4 1 balun is not used if your tuner already has a balanced output. In the attic the antenna is not visible it is not exposed to weather and it can be installed without climbing onto your roof. If your shack is closer to the side of the house this would make your coax runs shorter for less signal loss. Though some use a hanging wire structure the vast majority coil the wire within a metal casing.

This calls for a little creativity. If you live in a space restricted location or are under a hoa restriction you may be able to mount an antenna outside. Antenna pole on top of tall building. Radio shack sells them for 14 bucks.

Often amateur radio operators are looking for alternative locations to install their antennas. The pole which most units have.