I now notice much better receive and transmit performance than before.
Before I added the radials the old L was louder in certain directions.
That's not the case any more. The new L is louder now regardless of
direction. So I'm heading in the right direction. I was able to work 3 new
DX entities on 160 including Italy with only 100 watts CW. The DX was
about 1-2 S units louder on the new L.
Thanks for all of the helpful suggestions !! It's not easy trying to put
up an efficient antenna for 160 on a small lot !
Hi Joe,
Do I understand this correctly? You have both inverted L's up only 40 feet
apart, with one of them running directly over a tree??
Unless you are detuning unused antenna, anything you observe is an unknown
mix of things. Are you detuning the unused antenna?
How many other things are in the mix?
If it is just one Inverted L, then how are you comparing levels between
them? You can't compare levels with only one antenna up at a time.
I don't think it is possible to reach conclusions or offer advice about
systems before understanding the entire layout.
73 Tom
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