Jim Wyman
New Member
Hello All,
I am new here so forgive me if I miss something or appear "noobish".....
I an using Radarbox with a DIY collinear Coax (8-element, 1/4 whip on top) antenna in my attic, mounted right at the roof peak. My roof is ~ 25-30 ft in height and is made of wood and shingle (non- metallic). I am using a diplexer to split out the 980 and above signals along with an antenna broadband pre-amp. I am feeding this down to my study room where the Radarbox and PC are located.
I am rarely getting out beyond 80 miles consistently, with an occasionally target 115 miles to my southwest.
I live within the Washington DC metro area so traffic is never an issue.
My question is, how much of an improvement will I see by mounting my antenna on the roof vs. having it within the attic? I don't want to waste all the time and expense putting a mount up and running cables when there is a possibility that I may not see any better range/signal improvement.
Thanks!
Jim
I am new here so forgive me if I miss something or appear "noobish".....
I an using Radarbox with a DIY collinear Coax (8-element, 1/4 whip on top) antenna in my attic, mounted right at the roof peak. My roof is ~ 25-30 ft in height and is made of wood and shingle (non- metallic). I am using a diplexer to split out the 980 and above signals along with an antenna broadband pre-amp. I am feeding this down to my study room where the Radarbox and PC are located.
I am rarely getting out beyond 80 miles consistently, with an occasionally target 115 miles to my southwest.
I live within the Washington DC metro area so traffic is never an issue.
My question is, how much of an improvement will I see by mounting my antenna on the roof vs. having it within the attic? I don't want to waste all the time and expense putting a mount up and running cables when there is a possibility that I may not see any better range/signal improvement.
Thanks!
Jim