Indoor antenna question
 

Anyone familiar with these full length roof vents on newer houses and
re-roofs?
Are they metal or plastic?
Looking to buy a house (in Michigan) and it has such a vent. An outside
antenna seems unlikely as it is a newer subdivision so I'll probably have to
go camouflaged vertical or a peak of the roof, indoor dipole.
73, thanks
Bob
kb8tl at Yahoo dot com

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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:41:56 GMT, "Bob P" wrote:

Anyone familiar with these full length roof vents on newer houses and
re-roofs?
Are they metal or plastic?
Looking to buy a house (in Michigan) and it has such a vent. An outside
antenna seems unlikely as it is a newer subdivision so I'll probably have to
go camouflaged vertical or a peak of the roof, indoor dipole.
73, thanks
Bob
kb8tl at Yahoo dot com

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If you're talking about "ridge vents" I think they're typically
plastic -- it's cheaper -- but you should be able to figure that out
by looking at them up close. Or check a roofing supplier.

A piece of wire would probably be more predictable and measurable.

Bob
k5qwg

Ridge vents can be constructed of a variety of materials, including roof
shingle material. I use a homebrew attic trap dipole run under my
nonmetallic ridge vent. I have a web page about the antenna at:

http://home.comcast.net/~jdegood/coaxtrap

73, John NU3E

Bob P wrote:

Anyone familiar with these full length roof vents on newer houses and
re-roofs?
Are they metal or plastic?
Looking to buy a house (in Michigan) and it has such a vent. An outside
antenna seems unlikely as it is a newer subdivision so I'll probably have to
go camouflaged vertical or a peak of the roof, indoor dipole.
73, thanks
Bob
kb8tl at Yahoo dot com

Bob P wrote:
Anyone familiar with these full length roof vents on newer houses and
re-roofs? Are they metal or plastic?

My roof vents are metal. But there are so many other things like electrical
wiring, metal air ducts, cable TV lines, ect in the attic that wire vents are
just one more thing in the hidden antenna pattern (what pattern)... ;)

An outside antenna seems unlikely as it is a newer subdivision

Depends. Lots of ways to hide em. My roof peaks at about 30'. One of my antennas
is made of enamel coated magnet wire that is virtually invisible when laying on
top of my red tile roof.

or a peak of the roof, indoor dipole.

They work too. I also use Hamstick dipoles in my garage attic. There is no
reason why you shouldn't enjoy your hobby even in a HOA restricted area. I do.
In fact my neighbors have yet to figure out I am a ham, which makes it nicer
than my old place where I got blamed for everything...

Try the new screw driver ant systems. They look impressive on HF
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Anyone familiar with these full length roof vents on newer houses and
re-roofs?
Are they metal or plastic?
Looking to buy a house (in Michigan) and it has such a vent. An outside
antenna seems unlikely as it is a newer subdivision so I'll probably have
to
go camouflaged vertical or a peak of the roof, indoor dipole.
73, thanks
Bob
kb8tl at Yahoo dot com

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Try the new screw driver ant systems. They look impressive on HF
"Bob P" wrote in message
gy.com...
Anyone familiar with these full length roof vents on newer houses and
re-roofs?
Are they metal or plastic?
Looking to buy a house (in Michigan) and it has such a vent. An outside
antenna seems unlikely as it is a newer subdivision so I'll probably have
to
go camouflaged vertical or a peak of the roof, indoor dipole.
73, thanks
Bob
kb8tl at Yahoo dot com

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