Slightly off topic.
A few years ago my parents built a small home on the farm pond in a
corner parcel of their former farm (which they sold at retirement -
age 77). One problem was TV reception and they didn't want to
install an outside mast and antenna. I helped them select a medium
sized VHF/UHF TV antenna (typical modified log-perodic-yagi) and we
searched for a way into the attic. It was not going to be fun in
tight quarters with fiberglass batting. Then it occurred to me their
2-1/2 car garage had open rafters. So I took the antenna with
elements still folded up there and unfolded it pointing toward the
nearest station (about 35mi). A few years later they ended up with a
DSS dish on the side of the house.
Worked quite well without a preamp (TV booster) even on a couple UHF
stations. RG6 was used to connect to their TV.
So this suggests that VHF and UHF ham antennas can also work in attics.
73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
dubus...@gmail.com
"Kits made by KL7UW"
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