Posts

Showing posts with the label IC-7300 using gutter antenna or stealth Ham Radio

IC-7300 using gutter antenna or stealth Ham Radio

Image
If you live in deed-restricted housing, you may find this unusual antenna from "Rich Rodgers Online" (WB5YBZ) another way of getting and staying on air. Rich was successful in modifying his home gutter system to work several HF Ham Radio bands. If you can't see the video, please go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuEdsK8q_jU Here are some comments from Rich: Using and Icom IC 7300 the antenna is the gutter. If you tuck in the wiring under the eves of the house, this gutter antenna could be a great stealth antenna for your Ham Radio. Here was my SWR 160 Meter at 1.9 MHz SWR was 6.7 80 M 3.8 MHz SWR 6.1 40 M 7.2 MHz SWR 3.3 30 M 10.125 SWR 2.5 20 M 14.150 SWR 4.7 17 M 18.144 SWR 9.6 15 M 21.200 SWR 8.4 12 M 24.945 SWR 7.3 10 M 28.400 SWR 12.0 6 M 50.125 SWR 5.0 ---