Gutter And Downspout Antenna

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Gutter and downspout antenna.

This durable downspout is maintenance free and has uv stabilizers to help prevent uv light degradation. Most downspouts are rectangular but they can also be round or square. This location was just opposite the downspout of the rain gutter which is my antenna feed point on the outside. Isolation rf exposure to those inside the building and voltages at the ends of the downspout.

Rain gutter antennas amaze me too by n2lk. More product details close. I use my downspout like a random wire antenna using a commercial autotuner or internal tuner in the case of my kx3. Gutter connectors join gutter sections together like gutter to corner with options that fit traditional and contemporary style gutters.

A piece of 22 stranded hookup wire runs from the transmatch to the downspout and is attached with a sheet metal screw. Of the intended feed thru wires through the 2 x 12 above the concrete foundation and on through the outer siding. That s how you make a gutter system into an antenna. 1 top of mast mount 1 riser 1 eight foot jumper wire with clips 1 alpha match.

If you are thinking about trying and using such an antenna consider all the safety aspects for example. Use the downspout to redirect runoff and help prevent garden erosion and foundation damage. So i just ran an appropriate length of 18 awg speaker wire inside the plastic downspout and horizontal section sealing the ends with waterproof silicone caulk and attached the antenna segment to the main wire of some rg 8 coax while i connected the. Gutter downspout sizes are 3 to 6 inches.

Rain gutter antenna with sg 230 by wm0g. Fortunately the downspout could be accessed from a stairwell. Unlike gregg s gutter antenna the spout and long horizontal section were made from plastic. At my buddy s apartment we stealthily connected the pieces of a downspout together electrically and it wasn t easy.

I use a short run of coax between the unun and the autotuner on my operating table. Sgc smartuner antenna technote on rain gutter antennas. The downspout is the piece that is attached to the side of the home and channels runoff to the ground away from your home. The downspout has a vertical run of approximately 16 feet connecting the horizontal rain gutter which is about 16 feet long across the front of the.

I feed the antenna through a homebrew 1 1 unun. Metal or vinyl downspouts this versatile downspout has a lifetime guarantee. However too large a gutter downspout can look unattractive. He had a great time on hf with 100 watts and less but had a better time with a stealth longwire.

The larger a gutter downspout the more water it can drain quickly. A distance of about 8 inches away. I use my downspout like a random wire antenna using a commercial transmatch.