Topband: Best Receive Antenna over Sloping Terrain?

[James Wolf]

How long is the slope?   A beverage or a BOG on a slope like that will work
great.   I don't know how it will work if the direction of interest is
toward the top of the slope though.     Any comments?

Jim - KR9U

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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bryon
Paul Veal NØAH
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2017 1:51 PM
To: Ed; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Best Receive Antenna over Sloping Terrain?

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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