Using Metal Roof For Ground Plane

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Using metal roof for ground plane.

You ll be in good shape. 3 wide rib panel. The roof slopes slightly down towards ground to flow water and snow off. So if you are planning on mounting all your antennas on the roof.

You will most likely have to order the roofing metal in the amount and color specific to your house. The actual height of the metal roof above ground is not especially important for an hf quarter wave vertical antenna. This roof is approximately 20ft above grade and about 5 8ft below height of spot where antenna will go. Approximately 15ft x 10ft of roof made of aluminum.

And for hf verticals. It works just as well as the other. Roof shingle flashing comes precut to 8 x 12 galvanized steel and usually under a buck at the hardware store flat cookie sheets of the correct size pizza pans old circular saw blades paint can lids. You will also need a large garbage can a jigsaw or power metal shear a staple gun a drill and assorted drill bits 1 inch roofing nails metal roofing screws and self drilling self sealing wood screws.

Here s some potential materials you can easily use as a ground plane. Over the years many amateur radio operators have successfully used a metal roof as the ground plane or radial system for their hf vertical antenna. I was worried about lightning so i decided to try a different design. The short answer is no you don t have to ground a metal roof and you will incur no additional risk if you don t ground it in most circumstances.

This is a new antenna much different than my other metal roof ground plane antenna. This is possible with a metal roof on a home barn garage carport rv porch and metal sheds or awnings and even on commercial buildings. It would likely make a lousy antenna. Metal roofs make great ground planes for vhf uhf antennas.

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