HOA 2 meter attic antenna

[SCPD]

Looking for some ideas on an attic antenna for 2 meter and also some HF work. ( HOA restricted) Have some room to move around in the attic of a single story 2400 sg ft home. For HF, not sure if I can come up with something in a long wire dipole or what, If someone has some ideas or tips, I'm all ears.

Thanks in advance!

Norm
KD7ETF

 

[autovon]

For 2M, a groundplane will work well. As far as HF, googling HF attic antenna brings up a ton of good material. There probably isn't one right answer as there are many variables.

 

[popnokick]

Definitely a VHF-UHF solution here: Ventenna

 

[KF5YDR]

Are you allowed to put up a flagpole? The flagpole vertical is a classic way around HOA antenna restrictions.

 

[ka3nxn]

These work great. I use them for portable and can also be used for HOA restricted situations

CHA ZEPP

Jaime-KA3NXN

 

[SCPD]

Thank you for the ideas

 

[SCPD]

Are you allowed to put up a flagpole? The flagpole vertical is a classic way around HOA antenna restrictions.

Yes I can put up a flagpole. Do you have any info on flag pole antennas? Manufacturers, bands, etc

Thanks

 

[KF5YDR]

I don't know about anyone that makes pre-made flagpole antennas. I would just string up a coaxial dipole or a ladder-line J-pole inside a PVC pipe. Or you could get a metal flagpole and just mount a 1/4 wave whip at the top.

J-pole: http://www.hamuniverse.com/2mladjpole.html

Coax dipole: http://www.hamuniverse.com/vertbazooka.html

 

[AK9R]

Do you have any info on flag pole antennas?

Google is your friend:

FLAGPOLE VERTICALS | ZEROFIVE-ANTENNAS

 

[SGO]

You might want to look at the following:

CHA HYBRID-MICRO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3MmsKBYUEQ&list=UU6KGOfj_NKmOMteNU2vdd8Q

Even WB6NOA (Gordon West) got one too and was using it during the 2014 Field Day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxKgs3PZa_E&list=UU6KGOfj_NKmOMteNU2vdd8Q

SGO

 

[khooke]

I'm CC&R limited too so have a fan dipole for 20/15/10m and I just put up a 1/4 ground plane for 2m made from copper wire sitting on top of a length of pvc pipe, all in my attic. I don't have anything else outside to make an A/B comparison, but all work 'ok' - I'm just 7 States short of WAS so far in my first year of operating and have about 20 entities for DXCC so far. On 2m I can hit all the local repeaters fine with 5 to 15w, and 50w gets me to the nearest DSTAR repeater 50 miles away (15w almost makes it but I get some data loss and r2d2'ing)