Re: Mounting a 2m/70cems antenna on chimney
So thanks for all the advice! I now have an X-300 on a pole on the chimney
I also picked up an antenna advertised as a "scanner aerial" off ebay for Ā£6 plus postage and was pleasantly surprised when I received a G5RV in the post. One end of the antenna is attached to the mountings on the chimney while the other is attached to a 20 foot pole in the tree at the bottom of the garden. The ladder line runs inside the shed and is directly attached to the radio.
This is working great for me considering I am still unlicensed and only listening at present but I would like to raise the antenna up another 10 feet or so out of the trees at the bottom of the garden. I'm not sure yet about having the ladder line connected straight to the radio, I may bring the ladder down at an angle in a straight line and use a balun and coax to bring it into the shed. So now I'm on the lookout for an ATU and a balun.
Happily listening in the shed :-)
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