Antenna Attic Ground Plane

The ge 33692 attic mount hd antenna is a notable example of an antenna specially designed for placement in the attic.

Antenna attic ground plane.

This antenna has all the reception power of an outdoor antenna but features a curved metal frame of reflectors that are designed for fitting easily into smaller attic spaces. Since its bandwidth also covers the full 10m amateur band the workman is an excellent hf antenna that you can employ where the ground plane isn t practical. Hi all due to hoa crankiness i have decided to install a couple antennas in my attic. The ge 20431 futura outdoor indoor attic tv antenna is one of the best looking options on the market.

An antenna ground plane is not to be confused with an electrical ground. A metal surface the larger and flatter the better is required underneath the cb antenna to launch the signal out into the atmosphere. As the name indicates the antenna ground plane acts as a simulated ground. If you can in anyway get an antenna outdoors at height it will probably be a better solution than an indoor one.

I strung up a 1 2 wave dipole for the 10 meter band. I don t believe electrical wiring should be an issue when mounting this antenna in the attic. It is possible to simulate this function by replacing the real earth. A typical mobile cb antenna does not transmit horizontally it radiates in a downward pattern.

Installation was simple enough. Especially if the wiring will be below the plane of the antenna. If your attic is at a good height around 9 18 feet give or take this antenna will function much the same as any other vertical antenna at the same height. The only restriction may be building materials which may contain your signal.

Also i installed a little wil on a large plate of metal to hopefully act as a serviceable ground plane. With a power handling capacity of 500 watts this antenna can handle any cb or ssb transmission. I did that because my dipole seemed to just pick up a bunch of static and not much else. It s a long way from the rabbit ear designs you might think of when picturing indoor antennas and much cooler looking than the metal contraptions often found outdoors.