If the top of the antenna touches the walls or roof the performance may be affected slightly.
Antenna attic ground plane square.
An attic antenna is any tv antenna that you can install in your attic.
The ge 20431 futura outdoor indoor attic tv antenna is one of the best looking options on the market.
Grounding tv antenna and metal porch and resolving ground rod issues.
Run a ground wire from it common ground rod where the electricity enters your house.
This antenna has all the reception power of an outdoor antenna but features a curved metal frame of reflectors that are designed for fitting easily into smaller attic spaces.
I have no idea how to ground it though.
Half dipole antennas ground plane monopole and marconi antennas are different they have parts that must be electrically grounded.
The only concern with attic mounted antennas is the space available to you for mounting.
Some experts for example say that the gain of the round loop antenna is higher than that of a square one and the highest gain belongs to the ellipse shaped antennas with the diameters ratio of 1 3.
You will need a peak in your attic that is tall enough for the antenna to fit.
Note that you do not have to run the ground wire from the antenna you can ground the boom to the coax using a grounding block and at the other end run a ground block and grounding wire to the main ground.
The reason they say is that.
My house ground rod is not to far from where the antenna will go but the copper will have to go out and down one side of my house.
I want to cut the cord and put a antenna in my attic.
Well there is an opinion that it can.
I have read many mixed opinions on grounding in the attic so i have decided to ground just to be safe side.
Theses are sprout antennas like the one on a car and wire antennas for showrt wave and ham radio.
The kb9vbr 2 meter j pole antenna is 69 inches tall overall.