6 Mar
2016
6 Mar
'16
11:18 p.m.
Having read about some mighty satellite antenna installations in the attic - one in particular... - I wanted to run a few tests of my local conditions before going ahead with a similar project.
I built a GP for 146 MHz using wire hangers (SWR flat across the entire 144 and 430 MHz bands....), placed it in my attic and fed it with 45' of Ecoflex 10.
On a dry day, today I could hear the FO-29 beacon from about 10 degrees to about 10 degrees. I find this extraordinary. I don't know if ther roof slates will attenuate more when wet (this may be a urban legend...), but on a day like today I think the difference attic/outside is almost negligible.
73 Pete MM0TWX