RHF wrote:

KM,

What you say/wrote about electical wiring in the Attic is very true.
- - - Especially if you have any major electrical equipment mounted in
the Attic or on the Roof. Air Conditioners, Fans, ETC.

For Attic Electrical Wiring and Noise
(When the only place you can put an Antenna is in the Attic.)
- - - Think Horizontal Loop Antenna

IMHO: The best type of 'antenna' to use in the Attic is a Horizontal
Loop Antenna. Loops generally have lower/less man made noise pick-up.

* Mount it at least 3-6 Feet above the Attic Floor and follow the
Primeter of the Roof.
NOTE: This has to be a compromise Height vice Size.

* Use a Matching Transformer in the Attic and a Coax FeedLine from the
Attic down to the Radio. (More Noise Reduction.)

iane ~ RHF

What would the typical impedance be for such a (horizontal) loop?
Would it improve reception to make the section of the loop opposite the
feed point go vertically up the attic's gable-end wall to the ridge
peak?


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