Topband: 3B9C In Florida/ Receive Antennas

[Eric Rosenberg]

The simple answer is yes!

I live in Washington, DC on a 1/8 acre lot, bordered by power/telephone
feeders and within eyeshot from my roof of more transmitters from lowband
through microwaves (the "if I tell you I'll have to kill you" users) than
you can shake a proverbial stick at. 

I have a 1/4 wave vertical for 160 on a fiberglass mast tied to my rear
deck and three EWE's (S, W, and NE). The NE EWE really makes a difference
  when compared to the vertical.  I can send pictures if you like. 

Go for it... it's only wire! 

Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC 


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>Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:19:43 -0000
>From: "Thomas Giella KN4LF" <kn4lf at tampabay.rr.com>  
>Subject: Topband: 3B9C In Florida/ Receive Antennas  
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>BTW I live on 1/4 acreville in suburbia and there is no way to put out
any receiving antennas, at least far enough away from the transmit
antennas to prevent QRN coupling. I rarely post questions on the
reflector but does anyone think that it's worth the effort to put some
flag receiving antennas up here when they would be so close to the
transmit antennas?
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>73 & GUD DX,
>Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
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