If the noise you get is within the antenna's near field it's almost
sure that nothing will change with the horizontal loop.
What change for sure will be the 160m efficiency (TX) that will surely
turn into a poor condition if compared to the present one.
I think you can stay as you are adding some extra RX antenna (loops)
for receiving, better if installed as far as it is possible from houses
and from the transmitting antenna.
73,
Mauri I4JMY
> Living in the middle of the burbs with houses being only 10 feet or so
> apart, I get lots of manmade noise on this antenna.
>
> I've considered taking it down and replacing it with a three sided
> horizontal loop. The loop would be about 40 feet up and perhaps 75
> feet per side. I could feed it with either open wire ladder
> line or coax and then tune it in the shack.
>
> Any thoughts? My main interests are:
>
> 1. 160 Meter operation.
> 2. Mars operation
> 3. AM BCB DXing
> 4. 20 Meter SSTV, DXing, etc.
>
> My small 120 foot by 80 foot lot will not allow
> for much more. Help is appreciated.
>
> 73,
>
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
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