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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 94 04:30:09 PST
From: Ham-Ant Mailing List and Newsgroup <ham-ant@ucsd.edu>
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Subject: Ham-Ant Digest V94 #82
To: Ham-Ant
Ham-Ant Digest Mon, 28 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 82
Today's Topics:
Attic Dipole
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Date: 28 Mar 94 01:14:33 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!BIX.com!hamilton@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
Subject: Attic Dipole
To: ham-ant@ucsd.edu
Troyce@bio.tamu.edu (Troyce) writes:
>Living in a duplex, I can't put an outside antenna up, so I have been
>considering designs involving hiding a dipole in the attic. I have about
>50 feet of length to work with. Right now I am considering a trap dipole
>for 10-80 meters, 82' long. This would entail running 50 feet straight
>across the peak of the attic roof, then sloping down 16 feet on each end.
>I know this is certainly not an optimum configuration, but is it still a
>viable method? If the bend ends are a big problem, I do have the
>alternative of a 45 foot 10-40 meter dipole, but would like the option of
>80 meter use (for when I upgrade to general from Tech plus).
The one thing I'd worry about would be the amount of RF you'd have inside
the building. There's more and more concern these days about possible
health effects. See, for example, the article in this month's QST
("Electromagnetic Fields and Your Health", Apr 1994, pp 56-59). Here's
a quote from that article:
Exercise particular care when using indoor antenna, including those
mounted in attics, because in some situations they can generate
substantial RF fields. As much as possible, try to locate indoor
antennas as far from people as possible. Use low power (10 W output
or less), and keep your transmissions short when someone might be
near the antenna.
Regards,
Doug Hamilton hamilton@bix.com Ph 508-358-5715
Hamilton Laboratories, 13 Old Farm Road, Wayland, MA 01778-3117
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