Hi Scott, Any indoor (or laying on the roof) antenna is going to pick up lots of noise from all the electrical stuff in the house. What you want to do will have a unique solution depending on just what your physical environment is, so what has worked for someone else may or may not work well for you. If at all possible, get your wire outside the house. You will get less noise and your transmission will be less likely to affect anything in the house. Perhaps you could describe more clearly the size of your lot and house, what trees and other supports there may be in the yard and why you think you have to have an inside antenna. With more information we can better suggest things or comment on what you are thinking of trying. Some have been creative in finding antennas, like using the gutter system as an antenna. Others hide verticals in flag poles. Outside wire antennas are really easy to make next to invisible. Another possibility to consider is using a mobile antenna on your car parked halfway down your drive with coax running to the house. A lot of people run HF mobile and get a lot of contacts. 73 - Mike WA8BXN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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