Hi Tom. For future NAQPs I would campaign for two K9AY loops a half wave
apart and fed in phase bearing East, and possibly something low and down in
the gully up in back of the 40 tower, like N7MAL's low dipole or whatever,
so that it was physically shielded from the nearby power lines but open to
the incoming sky waves.
A well-built K9AY could drop a serious null on that noise source you have
down the hill, but unfortunately it would take out a lot of QSOs to the
Northeast. However, there are a lot of Qs and Mults to be had in the other
directions in the NAQP. With any luck the WX in January might quiet the
noise source as well.
For DX I'd consider arrays of short verticals. I had very good luck with
those at W8JI in January.
Mark, N5OT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Taormina" <tom@k5rc.cc>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:27 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] 160 Receiving Antennas
> Okay brain trust, I am looking for recommendations for 160 receiving
> antennas. I have tried a number of beverages and they do not yield
> the desired result here in the high desert with no ground reference.
> I just finished a full-size vertical and have laid down 30 of the 60
> radials, but have no desire to do radial fields for beverages.
> KA6W has used some closed-loops with FET preamps, but they are a
> significant home-brew project not likely for this coming contest season.
> What results have you had with the K9AY system and with the DX
> Engineering system? Are pennants or any other schemes worthwhile?
>
> Tom Taormina, K5RC
> Virginia City Nevada USA
> NACHO - W7RN RANN - K7RC
> Web Site: http://k5rc.cc/ FOC 1760
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