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So after many years I am thinking of purchasing another CB radio, mostly to prepare for emergency use (solar flare, zombie apocalypse).


The house that I live in is approximately 40' tall, so for ascetic reasons I do not want to install an antenna on the top of the house, however, I have a fairy large attic ( approximately 20' x 30' with a 10 foot peak ), so I was thinking of going with some kind of attic antenna, realizing I would be extremely restricted as far as performance using this approach I still think it would be my best option ( although, if I could get away with a horizontal dipole design a few feet above and running along the peak of my house, but that would be a later date, if at all ).


I have been watching You Tube videos and have been watching videos regarding loop antennas, I never really heard of a loop antenna before, but it seems they perform the best of all antennas, so I was wondering, and I imagine you can, is it possible to build a loop antenna for the 11 meter band ? If so, what would be the approximate dimensions and what would be the best way to connect this antenna to the radio, coaxial cable or a ladder design ? I used to have a basic understanding of this stuff, but that has been quite a few years.


My thinking is a loop antenna would be more omni directional compared to a dipole design.


Any advise would be appreciated.