Re: Topband: Pennant performance observations/issue

["Donald Chester" <k4kyv@hotmail.com>]

> From: Ralph Matheny <mathenyr@marietta.edu>

> As you say, the loops/flags/ are a great tool in a tight situation, as here 
> in town with little space.  Use >them all the time, even for 75 meter
> rag chews!

> Ralph Matheny
> K8RYU

Has anyone been able to use these antennas get good nulls for relatively 
short skip distances (150-1000 miles) on 160? What about 80/75?

I have had some good results with directional receiving antennas for local 
groundwave signals such as noise sources and AM broadcast stations, but have 
never found anything that was particularly useful for nulling out skywave 
signals at relatively close distances, to improve readability of a station 
(local or DX) that I am trying to hear through crowded band conditions.

I have used shielded loops and beverages, but never tried pennants or flags. 
Would they be worth the effort?

Don k4kvy

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