Many thanks for replies, all.
If you're curious, here's how it distilled down:
* Lots of experience with 250'-300' beverages.
none in the 130-250' range.
* Some observed shorter beverages were better lower...
even on-ground.
* N2TK has done exhaustive work with pennants, ewes, AY loops
and 300' beverages. Observes that vactrol tuning for loops
is important to improving s/nr.
My plan:
* Try a NE/SW beverage, BOG, along the back property line for 250'
organize a 2 wire version, if possible, with switching.
* Try a single rotatable AY loop, a la W2UP, with vactrol tuning
to optimize s/n.
* Research pennants and see what might fit on the property.
Now, to sort out the tx side of this problem. THERE, I mostly
know the answers, I just have to settle on one approach, and
do the work. Ground system first. Ell or Tee to follow.
73,
n2ea
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