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Topband: Beverage versus K9AY versus short verticals

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Subject: Topband: Beverage versus K9AY versus short verticals
From: <doktorij@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:25:21 -0400
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Hello All,

I'm new on the list. I'm sarting to prepare antennas for the Fall and am 
contemplating adding a Rx antenna or two.

I have enough room to lay out a short beverage(s) of about 300'. I know it's 
not ideal for the top band (but may be fine for 80 & 40). It most likely will 
be a BOG as well with minimal seperation from the Tx vertical(s). Seperation 
may be as little as 10', definitely no more than 60'. I can probably lay three 
out, with two covering N/S & E/W, the other looking straight into Europe. 

My interest is more towards nulling competing US signals during various 
contests. Fortunately the QTH is relatively quiet related to other manmade 
noise (power lines, neighbors electronics, etc.)

Would I be better off with a pair of K9AY loops phased against each other? Last 
season I used a pair of 80M "Tees" to receive (they were fairly quiet, but 
basically omnidirectional as then configured). Once again, they will be very 
close to my Tx antenna.

Any experience on what plays better?

Thanks,
Julius
n2wn

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