Ham Antennas Above Metal Barn Roof

I recently put a ham radio antenna on my roof so i could get better signal inside my apartment which isn t on a high floor.

Ham antennas above metal barn roof.

Thus buildings with a metal roof or many metal components will face difficulty watching tv. This is possible with a metal roof on a home barn garage carport rv porch and metal sheds or awnings and even on commercial buildings. A metal roof discourages the transfer of signal by reflecting it away from you. Fairly close to the roof so the ground plane is only a little.

As an ultra beginner without a lot of investment in the hobby it was perfectly acceptable to have to climb onto the roof t. On using a metal roof as an antenna the joints between panels are likely. I plan to get the buddipole antenna buddipole deluxe this coming summer for my various portable ops out at spots where my wife and i go on birding trips. You ll still need to get the antenna above the roof or it will be deaf in one direction is it possible to bury a bucket full of cement about 30 feet or more from the house with a short scaffold pole set in it which you can drop your antenna mast into run three guy lines from the top of the mast and presto.

A dozen tests on 40 and 60m showed an average of 4 6 db better reports than a full wave delta loop at the same 20 height above ground using the same power. The antenna is vertically mounted on a tripod and is 4 by 6 using 3 4 copper tubing. Over the years many amateur radio operators have successfully used a metal roof as the ground plane or radial system for their hf vertical antenna. I operate qrp mostly on 20 but also some on 10.

And above the roof like a tree or a nearby house. Also modern buildings have plumbing wiring etc. I have just put up a magnetic loop on a metal aircraft hangar roof.