That is awesome!

I have some stuff I need to install in the attic, but the last week was way to hot to go up there. I was up there for a little while wondering how the heck I was going to run some wires (the ceiling is pretty low, and half of the house has vaulted ceilings.) So I chickened out. I might attempt it again this weekend, but my motivation is nil.

I already have coax running to the attic, so It should be pretty easy to get an antenna up there, I just don't have room for a dedicated ham shack.


Quote Originally Posted by Singlestack View Post
Finally got a real 2m/70cm antenna installed at my house this weekend. Big improvement from the 19" HT antenna or a borrowed 5/8 wave mag mount 2m antenna I use from my place in the basement. I had planned to put it on a mast 28 feet up on the side of the roof. Bought 10' PVC pipe sections for this, glued them solidly, but the pipe was way too whippy to get vertical and clear the eave of the roof. So plan B was putting it in the attic - which would actually be about 3 feet higher than with the mast. Bought 60 feet of LMR-400 good cable - which was the perfect length. Had to get on the roof to feed the coax to the side of the house (a bit scary since the roof is really narrow where I had to go). Both rcv and xmit much better than before. I can pick up 4 of the 10 NOAA weather channels now and hear much more than before. FYI the antenna is a Diamond X-50NA, which was highly recommended and I would recommend as well. Installation was a breeze!