I ran virtually the same setup (rain gutter from 2nd floor). I attached a wire
just as you
mentioned...with a sheet metal screw. As noted, stray RF was everywhere
*until* I attached 1
1/4 wave ground wire for each band to the tuner. Volia, no more stray RF. I
used ~22 gauge
wire pushed under the baseboard with the eraser of a pencil. Worked great.... I
tried a
balanced antenna inside, but although it would fit, (after a fashion) it did
not work as well
as the gutter.
Any antenna deployed is better than any antenna on paper.,,, so go for it!
John K5MO
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