Topband: New 160M high performance receiving antenna at W3LPL

[donovanf at starpower.net]

My new 160 meter Broad Side - End Fire (BSEF) receiving array is now in use and performing extremely well, significantly better than my 900 foot Beverages and full size 4-square transmitting antenna. 

Like most of us who live in developed areas, my RFI environment has significantly degraded with the lack of effective RFI regulation in recent years.  Plasma TVs, ubiquitous poorly filtered switching power supplies and increasly popular high efficiency motors are steadily raising our noise floor.  With this new antenna 160 meters is delightfully quiet again at W3LPL! 

Thanks to W8JI, W5ZN, N4HY and W1MK for their efforts in designing, optimizing and publishing the details of this wonderful high performance receiving antenna.  The BSEF array is now connected to the 160 meter input to my CW Skimmer, it now has significantly better sensitivity than when it was connected to my 900 foot NE Beverage.  

The description and photos of my new BSEF array are here:

http://pvrc.org/bsef/bsef.html

73
Frank
W3LPL