Topband: Top band dispondant

[kd1ia]

HI all,  I have had a rocky relationship with TOPBAND that has never really blossomed.  My QTH is small about 1/4 acres.  Only two tree's and NO towers allow.  Now that has not stopped me.  I have WAS on 160m  (took 10+ years)  and a splattering of countries.  But I will go on to my problem.  I am just NOT heard.  I can hear great with my selection of antennas (resonant on 160m I have a inductively loaded INV L vert about 40ft 20ft horiz (home brew by the insane mind that is my own with 4 elevated radials also loaded like the radiating element) A Cushcraft ma160v with about 40 radials on the groud.  A Alpha delta dxa with about 50 radials on the ground. These radials are all random ranging from 1/16 to 1/4 wave. )  The verticals make great contest antenna for stateside as the cushcraft is resonant from about 1.800 to 1.825 and the Inv L flat from 1.820 to about 1.850.  

This all aside I can hear like I'm running a receiving loop or even a small beverage (had a nice one at an old qth back in the 90's) but I cant seem to be heard.  I can put 1kw++ into these antennas but still no luck most of the time.  For example I have been calling the HK0NA tonight on 1.833/4 he is s9+ on 1000d and I am not even getting a ??

Other than the WARC band and my eternal quest for a bigger signal on 20/30/40m I am happy with my antennas.  Though I admit I am always experimenting and have a separate operating position just for experiments and the rare guest op.  

Well if I'm just crazy then so be it.  I've been banging my head on this problem.

Any suggestions would be welcome. I an willing to direct email larger descriptions and even pictures of what I am working with... 

Caveats: I wasn't born yesterday,  But, I do believe in magic. sooo Other than buying out all my neighbors and putting up some big antennas lets try and be constructive.. (that is unless ya wanta give me themoney to buy out my neighbors 8)  )

de John ko1h