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.
Antenna attic ground plane gauge.
I want to cut the cord and put a antenna in my attic.
You will need a peak in your attic that is tall enough for the antenna to fit.
Four counterpoise wires of thick gauge these are copper wires that will create the ground plane for your antenna.
Preferably you want it to be shielded.
I have read many mixed opinions on grounding in the attic so i have decided to ground just to be safe side.
I used good 10 gauge speaker wire on mine.
The ge 33692 attic mount hd antenna is a notable example of an antenna specially designed for placement in the attic.
The kb9vbr 2 meter j pole antenna is 69 inches tall overall.
If the top of the antenna touches the walls or roof the performance may be affected slightly.
The only concern with attic mounted antennas is the space available to you for mounting.
My house ground rod is not to far from where the antenna will go but the copper will have to go out and down one side of my house.
Theses are sprout antennas like the one on a car and wire antennas for showrt wave and ham radio.
Half dipole antennas ground plane monopole and marconi antennas are different they have parts that must be electrically grounded.
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.
It did need a separate small gauge multi wire control cable to be run to the attic.
The cimple co ground meter front clamp front bonding grounding wire clamp grounding tools edition for.
In my opinion the thicker the better.
An ameritron 5 port remote rf antenna switch i had on hand was put into service.
I have no idea how to ground it though.
16 gauge would be fine any thinner and you might be pushing it.
The ge 20431 futura outdoor indoor attic tv antenna is one of the best looking options on the market.
