Isolation rf exposure to those inside the building and voltages at the ends of the downspout.
Gutter and downspout antenna.
The downspout is the piece that is attached to the side of the home and channels runoff to the ground away from your home.
I use my downspout like a random wire antenna using a commercial autotuner or internal tuner in the case of my kx3.
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.
Sgc smartuner antenna technote on rain gutter antennas.
Fortunately the downspout could be accessed from a stairwell.
Gutter downspout sizes are 3 to 6 inches.
I use my downspout like a random wire antenna using a commercial transmatch.
That s how you make a gutter system into an antenna.
I use a short run of coax between the unun and the autotuner on my operating table.
Use the downspout to redirect runoff and help prevent garden erosion and foundation damage.
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.
Rain gutter antenna with sg 230 by wm0g.
I feed the antenna through a homebrew 1 1 unun.
This hoa buster antenna defeats the rules imposed upon amateur ham radio operators by using existing metal gutters as an antenna and enables external tuners to achieve a near perfect match from 10 80 meters.
This location was just opposite the downspout of the rain gutter which is my antenna feed point on the outside.
The larger a gutter downspout the more water it can drain quickly.
I drilled two holes just larger than the o d.
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He had a great time on hf with 100 watts and less but had a better time with a stealth longwire.
Metal or vinyl downspouts this versatile downspout has a lifetime guarantee.
A piece of 22 stranded hookup wire runs from the transmatch to the downspout and is attached with a sheet metal screw.
A distance of about 8 inches away.
If you are thinking about trying and using such an antenna consider all the safety aspects for example.
You should have enough gutter downspouts to effectively handle the size of your entire gutter system.
This durable downspout is maintenance free and has uv stabilizers to help prevent uv light degradation.
1 top of mast mount 1 riser 1 eight foot jumper wire with clips 1 alpha match.
Most downspouts are rectangular but they can also be round or square.
However too large a gutter downspout can look unattractive.
At my buddy s apartment we stealthily connected the pieces of a downspout together electrically and it wasn t easy.
Gutter connectors join gutter sections together like gutter to corner with options that fit traditional and contemporary style gutters.
Of the intended feed thru wires through the 2 x 12 above the concrete foundation and on through the outer siding.
