Mounted a G5rv antenna around 15cm below the stucco ceiling on my balcony, but wasn't really able to receive anything, even on the shorter bands. (It's about 3.5 meters end to end when mounted, the dipole is horizontal, and the feed line is vertical.) :(
Probably will try a couple of tripods to bring it down a bit since I'm guessing the stucco (which typically is put on a metal mesh) is causing issues.
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in reply to Neil E. Hodges • • •uh I am way too new at this to know BUT
I'd try to lever the antenna out at least to if not past the edge of the balcony. I absolutely do think you need to get away from that metal mesh.
You might literally be better off working outside a window, I dunno. But I'd try more forward first.
Not that I know much about this yet, I really don't.
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in reply to Neil E. Hodges • • •Thing about it is that if it's grounded, it's totally going to absorb RF. If it's _not_ grounded, it's going to act as a parasitic element against your antenna, and I have _no_ idea how it would interact but it's not going to be _well_.
I suspect it's mostly going to absorb RF though. Just because physics and stucco contact and wetness and also I have some very vague idea that stucco wiring acts as a ground and may even be earthed in some jurisdictions for electrical safety reasons maybe? But do _not_ quote me on that.
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