VHF Antenna Performance Questions

Scott is has a question on his dipole and it is a 2m for 146.520. Watch to learn more.
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I am in Texas, king of the 45' roof and huge attics.
I have a Diamond VHF/UHF antenna and was wondering how much performance might be affected if I put the antenna in the attic above my office/ham shack. I can elevate it up above all the ducting and wire, and make it permanent and have a relatively short coax run to my radio.

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