Topband: Best Receive Antenna over Sloping Terrain?

[Bryon Paul Veal NØAH]

Ed,

My E/W K9AY loop is on a slope and works fb......

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On September 1, 2017 2:58:09 AM Ed via Topband <topband at contesting.com> wrote:

> Greetings from Saudi Arabia!  I think a lot about my home QTH in California 
> and how I want to make the most of my antenna potential.
>
> I have an area that I would like to devote to receiving antennas, that's 
> about 150' square feet. Thought about the DXE Active 4 Sq array but they 
> say installing this on Sloping terrain will degrade its performance. In my 
> case, the slope is about 30-35 degrees, so I'm sure that limits me.
>
> The transmitting antenna area is about 300-400 feet away, which provides 
> adequate isolation from where I want to install a receiving antenna. Trying 
> to figure out what is most suitable.  In addition to 160m, I am also 
> interested in BCB DXing and some the demonstrations viewed on YouTube are 
> quite impressive!
>
> Would really appreciate some input. I can always provide my home address, 
> where the two antenna areas can be seen on Google Maps.
>
> 73,
> Ed NI6S/7Z1ES
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