Topband: suggestions on receive antenna to EU
Larry
lmwatbullrun at runbox.com
Sat Dec 16 09:30:48 EST 2017
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Subject: suggestions on receive antenna to EU
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 13:48:51 +0000
From: Larry <lmwatbullrun at runbox.com>
To: topband at contesting.com
Gents and ladies:
I have a very good 700'+ beverage installed to the South, and have tried
various BOGs, but want something for listening to EU stations.
EU is not a great direction for me as my QTH is on the west slope of a
long mountain range running NNE to SSW; there is a bit of a saddle at
about 50 degrees true, but EU is uphill most of the way. Ground varies
from very rocky to patches of conductive clays; normally it is diffcult
to impossible to get a 4' ground rod in.
Max distance at about 45 degrees is around 500'
So, with all that in mind, I seek your advice.
Would I be better off with some sort of large loop (K9AY etc.) or
perhaps a double delta, or would I be better off with a 450' beverage to
the EU?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions-
Larry
W8ANT
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