Rain Gutter Downspout Antenna

Started to think about some alternative stealthy antenna designs.

Rain gutter downspout antenna.

To limit the amount of water and remove tremendous rain gutter stress homeowners can install downspouts that direct rainwater to a plastic drum. Bookshelves for creative homes. The rain gutter becomes an automatic sprinkler that distributes water evenly into the greenhouse. Some words of caution are in order however if you plan to use your rainspout as an antenna.

Rain gutters are made from durable materials. A couple of years ago i had written an article on the use of my rain gutter on my home as my hf antenna. This durable downspout is maintenance free and has uv stabilizers to help prevent uv light degradation. Signal reports on 30 and 40 meters my primary bands have been consistently good.

Gutter hangers and gutter brackets allow gutters to attach to a house s eaves offering support and strength to the front edge. Gutter end caps close off the ends of gutters keeping debris and water from flowing out at this point. Well not to put the nice radial system i had recently planted to waste i. It is 80 feet long and off center fed as a windom with a single wire lead in to a tuner.

Very simple and the system worked for me. Mine was a mfj travel tuner. The rain gutter antenna has a vertical component approximately 25 high and extends horizontally across the roof line for 35. First you have to use a tuner.

Compatible with 2 in. Rain gutter antennas pic courtesy of n6cc website by grey wolf i got this idea about writing about my antenna because i had one once in the condo that worked very well down to about 40 meters. I noticed the rain gutters and downspouts of my house. Second article on the rain gutter antenna.

1 24 of 390 results for tools home improvement. Use the downspout to redirect runoff and help prevent garden erosion and foundation damage. Metal or vinyl downspouts this versatile downspout has a lifetime guarantee. It is the rain gutter along the front of a house.

Aluminum and brand new so they probably made contact. Gutters accessories. Below is a photo of a simple effective and entirely covert hf antenna. The length of the antenna is somewhat short for 80 meters but performance on that band has been a big surprise.

In fact the downspout has now become my main antenna. The antenna from her dining room window my typical luck.