Topband: Top Band

[John Harden]

It's been very interesting to listen to all of the recent comments 
relative to various receive antennas, and separation of XMIT and receive 
antennas on top band.

I have been on top band since 1988 but I have never really had a good 
receive antenna on this one acre city lot. I tried just about all of 
them....flag, EWE, K9AY, low dipole, short beverages, etc. With the Hi-Z 
four square (with 80 feet on a side) I have arrived at the promised land
as far as receive goes. It has an awesome front to back ratio and I can 
hear better than I ever dreamed!!  It is over 100 feet from my shunt fed 
tower (100 feet) and there is very little interaction at this distance.

The K-3  (with diversity receive) helps, too along with the GAP hear it 
module ahead of the K3. This device worked well with the Orion, too.

If I had room i'd go to the 8 circle array by Hi-Z...

73,

John, W4NU
K4JAG (1959 to 1998)