7 Ideas For Indoor Antennas

Many radio amateurs face severe antenna limitations because of limited space or deed restricted housing (HOAs/CC&Rs).

Properly designed and built indoor antennas offer a solution to help you stay on the air, be it VHF/UHF or HF bands.

Here are seven indoor antenna designs compiled by the DX zone that could help you pursue Amateur Radio without interference from nosey neighbors or deed enforcement committees ( https://www.dxzone.com/7-ideas-for-indoor-antennas/):

Indoor

Indoor antenna de F6CYV
IW5EDI
Indoor wire antenna project for 7 Mhz band, basically a bent dipole antenna, design based on a project by F6CYV
RockLoop Antenna
G3YCC
A Compact antenna for 10, 14 & 21 MHz Bands. A multiband portable and indoor antenna suitable for QRP operations based on an original idea by W9SCH that described this small loop in Sprat 60.
5 Band Indoor Magnetic Loop
G4IZH
A indoor magnetic loop antenna that covers 20 17 15 12 and 10 meters band with a 3 meter lenght of 22 mm copper tube by G4IZH
A Cheap Indoor Dipole for 80m-15m
NC4JB
NC4JB Josh explain in this article how to setup a simple and cheap indoor dipole antenna that can be used on almost all HF bands
Better Results with Indoor Antennas
W6HPH
A different approach can help you optimize attic-bound aerial by W6HPH
Indoor Stealth HF Antenna
K2ZS
K2ZS found a way to have a reliable Indoor HF Antenna despite of antenna restrictions
Loop Antenna for 6m
G8BTK
Indoor loop antenna for six meters band, project by Colen Harlow, G8BTK

Magnetic Loop Antennas

Magnetic Loop Antennas

Magnetic Loop antennas can be a valid solution for apartaments operations. In this case we recommend QRP operations due to RFI and safety reasons

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Stealth Antennas

Hidden and Stealth Antennas

If you are not living in an apartament, but you have other kind of restrictions, you may be interested in hidden antennas alternatives.

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