Rain Gutter Antenna Mount

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Rain gutter antenna mount.

Rain gutter antennas are a very old form of stealth antenna and can be very effective but there are some other things you must consider if you want to use your gutters. Rain gutter which is about 16 feet long across the front of the house. This all aluminum gutter is fed with coax with an unterminated shield at this end shield connected to radio ground at the other to reduce nearby computer hash from inside the house. Gutter mounted the rtg 27l hustler antenna offers the advantages of a roof mounted cb antenna in an easily installed package.

The rain gutter antenna has a vertical component approximately 25 high and extends horizontally across the roof line for 35. Unlike gregg s gutter antenna the spout and long horizontal section were made from plastic. The wood the gutter is mounted to should be dry and of good quality. Including the feed wire into the shack the total length is in the neighborhood of 42 feet.

The hustler rtg 27l gutter mount cb antenna offers a no drill install that mounts securely to any size shape or angle of vehicle rain gutter. The nmo antenna requires a 3 4 hole for mounting the hole in the mount was slightly smaller so the nmo mount would not fit. Second article on the rain gutter antenna a couple of years ago i had written an article on the use of my rain gutter on my home as my hf antenna. Once i did that it has done the job i purchased it for.

I built variations of this antenna when i lived in several rental homes on hawaii island shortly after getting my novice class amateur radio license back in 1977. During wet weather this type of antenna will usually perform very poorly. The house is made of brick so the entire system is isolated from ground.