Copper Gutter Antenna

At the minimum you should choose 16 ounce copper gutters but depending on the weather and rainfall in your location 20 ounce copper may be a better choice.

Copper gutter antenna.

Free delivery with 45 order. All joints should be bonded electrically with braid or copper strapping material to provide electrical continuity. The antenna vertical element is made from copper alloy brazing rod from harbor fright and the radials are 14 ga copper wire. Copper gutter model fercp6 1 52 1 52.

That article found its way into several ham radio publications and newsletters. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Make sure your gutter and downspout are isolated from ground. You need to inspect it regularly.

In fact the downspout has now become my main antenna. Amerimax home products 6 in. I have a couple of questions for anyone with expertise or experience in using a rain gutter as an antenna. Paint it is all but invisible.

Amerimax home products 6 in. Most of the original article is still relevant but i have. Copper gutters are our specialty and we stock 6 different profiles in a number of sizes and thicknesses. Make sure there is solid electrical continuity between the various sections of your downspout and gutter.

Rain gutters are a compromise at best. A ham friend of mine recently asked me for the details of how i use my rain gutter and downspout as an antenna. Corrosion is the enemy of all antennas but rain gutters are particularly prone to corrosion especially at the joints. This one is mounted 1 4 wavelength from the main tree trunk.

We ship custom lengths of gutters up to 20 ft. You won t find a standard half round copper gutter with a stronger bead. Gutter quality copper gutters are fabricated from 16 to 20 ounce copper. The rain gutter is fairly new about 3 years old.

K style copper gutter model k10cp6 112 89 112 89. Unlike gregg s gutter antenna the spout and long horizontal section were made from plastic. Sprayed with flat o d. I originally did a write up on it in 1994.

The world gutter system 6 half round copper gutter is the premier half round gutter system. Because 20 ounce copper is 25 thicker it requires 25 more copper to make. Long and we also offer custom fabrication and are happy to build some gutters to your specifications. K style copper ferrule for 6 in.

There are hanger options to fit every budget and every style. Along with our copper gutters we carry a complete line of copper downspouts elbows hangers. 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. Using the terms rain gutter and efficiency are a contridiction.