Hamstick Dipole Attic

When i put up outside on tower standoff had noise irratic swr especially with any wind.

Hamstick dipole attic.

Mfj 347 hamstick dipole mount kit for any 2 hamsticks as a base 4 5 out of 5 stars 35. Hamstick dipoles isolate one for each band 80 mtr pair could be any band must be in pairs best to tune up on a vehicle could be mounted in attic or in back yard out of sight coax to station 40 mtr pair. 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. Get it as soon as mon sep 14.

Shark antennas s f20 mono band hf 20 meter mobile vertical antenna with 3 8x24 threads handles 250w max. While using one mobile whip by itself requires a good ground or counterpoise usually the car body a pair can be operated as a dipole. Installed tested on 20 then on 6 meters in the attic worked fine. The better your antenna the more success you will have making contacts.

A coaxial cable trap dipole antenna installed in the attic provides a surprisingly effective solution to hf operation on the 10 15 20 30 40 and 80 meter amateur bands at a qth with restrictive covenants that prohibit outside antennas. Lastly make note of the dipole mounting assembly. Isolated down to the brass looking so 239 type fitting. While using one mobile whip by itself requires a good ground or counterpoise usually the car body a pair can be operated as a dipole.

I ve used the hamstick dipole on 20 meters quite a bit and recall that i had to do some fiddling to the the dipole length to get it correct. The infamous attic dipole. Only 8 left in stock order soon. Stringing ground radials or using a ground rod in the field or the attic becomes increasingly difficult.

Used with mfj 20m hamstick dipole setup works very good for size many contacts k1wj. Also the dipole elevation can affect the tuning swr as well.