Antenna Gutter Clip

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Antenna gutter clip. 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. Just wanted let you know that i have using a rain gutter antenna for years with an alligator clip to gutter support a few feet off the ground then 16 gauge wire though window to antenna tuner works very well on 40 meters with my military tcs 12 transmitter and my johnson ranger and my ten triton iv though does not like 20m. 81 1 03 piece get it as soon as thu sep 17. Find gutter hangers brackets at lowe s today.

Free shipping by amazon. Place any metal rod that is between 3 8 to 1 inch in diameter into the ground then slip our top of mast mount over it. Very simple and the system worked for me. So i just ran an appropriate length of 18 awg speaker wire inside the plastic downspout and horizontal section sealing the ends with waterproof silicone caulk and attached the antenna segment to the main wire of some rg 8 coax while i connected the.

Pic courtesy of n6cc website. 4 7 out of 5 stars 94. Fold over your antenna spring recommended and use this clip to hold it in place when you don t want it smackin every branch on the trail or the roof at mcd s. First you have to use a tuner.

I even checked a friend of mine out of the las vegas that has just about everything when it comes to electronics and radio equipment he remembered them but hasn t seen one in years. Next run our jumper wire from the top of the alpha match and clip it onto your gutter make sure the jumper wire is not laying on or touching the ground. Cb whip antenna gutter clip september 18th 2011 8 18 pm thanks guys i needed one of these too and couldn t find them anywhere. Mine was a mfj travel tuner.

You can run a short piece of low loss coax to your window wall hole whatever penetration that you would be going outside with make a 1 1 coax balun choke at this point a few turns of coax on a couple of inch diameter pvc pipe might be sufficient for rf suppression in this case then hook the center of the coax to a piece of 12 or 14 guage wire and run it to various places one at a time of course on your gutter using an alligator clip or similar to see if there is a magic feed point. Unlike gregg s gutter antenna the spout and long horizontal section were made from plastic. Easily bolts on and allows you to insert and remove any stainless steel whip type antenna to fold down when not in use.