Richard:
I agree with those who have already recommended a set of EWE RX-only
antennas. I had a set in my back yard before I constructed the tower and they
worked unbelievably well. I was able to hear stations on the EWEs that on the
inverted L (my TX antenna at the time) were in the noise.
You might / probably will need a pre-amp of some kind in the line. I have
an ARL 1.8-20 (?) model that can provide selectable (via fixed resistors) gain
up to 20 dB. I had mine set to 12 dB or so of gain. My pre-amp was in the
shack but you could also feed it via the coax out at the antenna itself. Let
me know if you need a schematic or a description.
BTW - I took down the EWEs when I put up the tower (I lost a number of
interesting skyhooks cuz of that tower!) I'm now looking at a set of K9AY
loops hung off a tree in the side yard. Stay tuned.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
> Hi,
>
> I've been working on a 160M shunt-fed tower. Coming along nicely so
> far. Hope to be tuning this week.
>
>
>
> Now, what to do for 160/80M receive antenna? I have about 1 acre of
> ground with tower about 75% towards west of property and 25% towards
> north.
>
> I do not have the luxury or large real estate to put out beverages etc.
> I've gotten some suggestions for things I might look into but I am
> interested in any suggestions anyone in this group has that I might
> consider or look into.
>
>
>
> Here is my layout:
>
> Property dimensions about 120' (north-south) by 280' (east to west)
>
> I have a single 72 foot tower with 20' mast (70' from west edge and 30'
> from north edge of property)
>
> I have a row of tall trees only along the west side of property (50-70'
> cottonwoods). No other tall trees.
>
> Chainlink fence running on west end of my and adjacent property
> extending about 1000+ feet north to south
>
> My home is about 24 feet above grade on the west end of home and 75 feet
> from tower.
>
>
>
> Any/all suggestions greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard - KJ7CU
>
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