Topband: Forestry Effect on Antennas and Radials

[PTA_ABD]

<The problem you will have on 160 meters is that a 500' beverage is not even 
 one wavelength long ! They will work fine in the woods if they are long 
enough.  Willy K3VW>

It will still work, even if less than 580', or whatever other published desired length ... my 500' NE beverage varies from 6' to 12' above ground ( to cross the driveway), uses whatever convenient tree or bush is available in the path for the entire run. It does work, and slightly better than a K9AY loop oriented in the same direction.

No, it doesn't turn weak signals into 599+ bruisers ... the idea is to reduce the noise and signals from the non-favored directions ... weak signals are eminently copiable without the noise, and that's the main idea.

Put it up ... wind your own isolated winding transformer ... enjoy.

Paul WB2ABD