10 Meter Dipole In Attic

To fit this antenna in an attic space i used an inverted v configuration.

10 meter dipole in attic. The ocf dipole is like a standard horizontal dipole but fed at a position other than the center typically at the 1 3 2 3 position. I later changed this by feeding the dipole twin feeder via a remote balun. To 10 meters one band at a time larger versions will work on 80 or 40 mtrs how to website. I initially feed the dipole directly with a 1 1 balun and rg58 coax.

In my opinion it s a work of art. This was found to be quieter and made the antenna less sensitive to frequency changes. This was okay but appeared noisy. More information on my website at http www fuzzthepiguy tech dipole hamradio.

All i did was make spacers out of 1 2 pvc tubing the wire is spaced 6 off center. Then i combined my 40 20 10 meter antenna with a w2au balun that was part of my 10 meter antenna. This was installed at a previous qth i will be the first or millionth remember i m from fl to affirm that the antenna is the determining factor for success when it comes to one s station set up. Dipole easy and cheap to build can be made with small gauge wire.

The infamous attic dipole. Seriously consider the ocf dipole to find an impedance on a 68 foot antenna that can provide a reasonably good match across multiple bands which are even harmonically related such as 80 40 20 10 and 6m. Mac af4ps fp 51 note. Attic antennas many types of antenna can be mounted in the attic if you don t have radiant barrier.