Why is antenna not painted

So it does make sense that way too. Most primer is white or grey. It will bounce back more radiation and that includes antenna signals. Most likely the paint is going to flake off in time but you can always repaint.

If you want to try it, try it! Home Tutorials. It starts with understanding paint. Then you have to understand pigment. And then you have to understand color See, the commenter mentioned that he paints his antenna black.

And then… you have to go back to primer. About the Author. He is the author of over 8, articles and longform tutorials including many posted here. Most builds use the colinear rod pairs, so I'm having trouble finding an answer. It's not clear what you've built or where the possible error is located. All times are GMT. The time now is PM.

Painting an antenna? User Name. Remember Me? Mark Forums Read. TV Signal Analysis. FM Signal Analysis. Interactive TV Maps. Google Earth Coverage Maps. TV Callsign Lookup. Page 1 of 2. Thread Tools. Hello everyone. My question is if it's ok to paint a DIY antenna or not. I'll be putting it up on the roof roughly feet and I want it to last as long as possible as my roof has a steep pitch and I don't want to climb it unnecassarily.

I'm building a Double Bay Gray Hoverman. Also, any idea how long DIY antennas typically last? Thanks for all the help everyone. Researching through the forums has been extremely helpful for nearly every question I've had. Send a private message to eggman Find More Posts by eggman Posts: DTV reception The paint will have no effect on your reception. Send a private message to signals unlimited. Visit signals unlimited's homepage! Quote: Originally Posted by signals unlimited The paint will have no effect on your reception.

Send a private message to Stereocraig. Find More Posts by Stereocraig. Try blue paint to make it harder to see if that is an issue. Send a private message to w0en. Find More Posts by w0en. Quote: Originally Posted by w0en Try blue paint to make it harder to see if that is an issue. Send a private message to GroundUrMast. Send a private message to timgr. Find More Posts by timgr. New posts.

Search forums. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Can you spray paint an antenna? Thread starter LukeB Start date Mar 16, Status Not open for further replies. LukeB Member. Joined Dec 14, Messages If I have a silver antenna, will spray painting it black for better disguise affect the signal and reception?

I must have had a typo in my search. I didnt see anything. Thanks for the heads up. TooLate Member. Joined May 3, Messages I just used plain ol' stealthy dull non-gloss primer black and noticed no "significant" real world signal reception loss. Joined Feb 24, Messages 0 Location Virginia. Spray it I have heard no difference. Thread a while back mentioned metal based or metal flaked paint and other stuff. Regular spray paint in my opinion doesn't hurt it. ElectricFlyGuy Member.

These metals can cause signal problems and throw the SW off a bit. LukeB said:.