Gutter Antenna Counterpoise

For good measure i attached counterpoise wires to the ground stud of the transmatch.

Gutter antenna counterpoise.

I got this idea about writing about my antenna because i had one once in the condo that worked very well down to about 40 meters. I went over to see what it was. If your longwire is close you might want to try the gutter as a counterpoise ground. It was a half eaten slice of pizza.

Unlike gregg s gutter antenna the spout and long horizontal section were made from plastic. I originally did a write up on it in 1994. One each for 40 30 20 and 15 meters. That article found its way into several ham radio publications and newsletters.

The counterpoise wires are made from garden variety stranded hookup wire cut to a quarter wavelength. Mine was a mfj travel tuner. Counterpoise will improve your receive its the other side of the antenna. While i was cleaning up i noticed something sitting on top of the antenna coupler.

I went back up to the roof to work out a more orderly arrangement for the counterpoise. Most of the original article is still relevant but i have. Counterpoise will improve your receive its the other side of the antenna. Very simple and the system worked for me.

This all aluminum gutter is fed with coax with an unterminated shield at this end shield connected to radio ground at the other to reduce nearby computer hash from inside the house. A ham friend of mine recently asked me for the details of how i use my rain gutter and downspout as an antenna. Pic courtesy of n6cc website. First you have to use a tuner.