Brian: look at this antenna -
http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/?a-160-meter-antenna-for-small-lot,105
I used that baby for two years, operating in the CQ and ARRL 160 contests here
in s/w Utah. In one of the CQ 160 contests I operated as a QRP entry and ended
up with 220 QSOs, a couple of JAs! I strung out about six counterpoise wires
from 50 to 75 feet and I had that vertical wire tied to a 28' Jacktite pole
some 50 feet away from that coil base. Used 2" PVC for the coil form and ended
up with about 4.5 feet of wire coiled up on that 2" PVC at a 1/4" spacing.
That little antenna is a winner - might work for ya!
72, Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV
> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:53:56 -0800
> From: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
> To: mkve7ca@gmail.com; topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Flags (terminated receiving loops), Noise Cancelors and
> city dwelling
>
> Hi Markus:
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> I live in the suburbs and have a 50 x 50 foot backyard and need to keep my
> antenna low to the ground so it is not visible from the street. This means I
> have a 50 x 50 x 12 foot volume for a low profile antenna.
>
> Using a 80m horizontal doublet and other compromise antennas from my small
> yard, I have still done surprisingly well (by my standards). Thus far I have
> logged well over 100 different 160m stations including Alaska, Hawaii,
> Michigan, and Louisiana.
>
> 73
>
> Brian, KD6NRP
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Markus Hansen <mkve7ca@gmail.com>
> >Sent: Nov 28, 2011 8:57 AM
> >To: topband@contesting.com
> >Subject: Topband: Flags (terminated receiving loops), Noise Cancelors
> >and city dwelling
> >
> > I live in a city but still enjoy 160 meters. Though not a keener I still
> > like entering the 160 meters contests and trying to work any DX I can hear.
> > As you all know, living in a city surrounded by homes with many, many RFI
> > devices, noisy power lines etc, it can be a real challenge to come up with
> > a receiving system that allows one to hear weaker stations. A couple of
> > years ago I built a rotatable terminated loop for receiving and tested two
> > noise cancelors, the ARC-4 and MFJ-1650
> >
> >I have describe my experiences on my 160M web page at:
> >
> >www.ve7ca.net/Ant160.htm
> >
> >Maybe some of you fellows may find this helpful or at least an interesting
> >read.
> >
> >73 and enjoy the Top Band postings.
> >
> >Markus
> >
> >Markus Hansen VE7CA
> >North Vancouver, BC CANADA
> >WEB: ve7ca.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
>
> _______________________________________________
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