Topband: Rx Antenna System

[tony.kaz at verizon.net]

Hi Fred,
When I moved to upstate NY 25 years ago I put up 3 beverages ranging in length from 300-350'. That was the max length I could fit on my property. They had directivity and some F/B. I should add I am using these receive antennas for 160M. My 80M wire 4-sq always seemed to outperform my receive antennas, 
I put up a Ewe. It's performance seemed to depend on the weather (how wet the soil). So I put an insulated wire on the ground tying the feed point and terminating point together and lifting the ground connections. Kind of an off center Flag. That seemed to help. Then I put up a couple Pennants. Made them switchable in direction. I never had a case with our soil where the beverages were better than the Pennants so after a season I took down the beverages. 
Next installed a 3-el short, non-radial W1FV vertical E/W. That has been working quite well.
Then I put up a 220' BOG, N/S. There are occasions when any of the antennas - BOG, W1FV or Pennant may be the best.
Pennants are NE/SW and SE/NW.
On the other side of the property I plan on putting up a E/W BOG to see how it compares to the W1FV array.
I also installed the ground rods and ground anchors for another 3-el W1FV array, NE/SW when I get time. 
I don't have room to put up a low impedance receive array that requires radials. 
I have my receive antennas for the most part at right angles from my tower to minimize shooting through the tower.
I do miss my 625' beverages I had in southern New Joisey. 
73,
N2TK Tony


-----Original Message-----
From: Topband <topband-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of fmoeves
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 4:29 PM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Rx Antenna System

Tony, I put up a short 300' Beverage pointing to EU. It works great here in KY. It's abt 8' high. My point is give it a try might surprise you. Also kave a K9AY loop and at times it's better. Fred KB4QZH
-------- Original message --------From: "tony.kaz--- via Topband" <topband at contesting.com> Date: 11/22/19  10:12 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: 'Paul Mcl' <paul.mcl at gmail.com>, 'William Hill' <w3wh at comcast.net> Cc: topband at contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Rx Antenna System Has anyone had experience with this system and have done a comparison toother receive antennas? I have room to put up a BOG about 200' long at aright angle and about 100' away from my present BOG. But it would bedifficult to get the feedline to either end of the wire. This system lookslike I can put the feed point near the center and get selection of eitherdirection. I can run RG6 stapled to the grass both for the feedline and forthe BOG.By the way my present BOG is sometimes better than my Pennants and sometimesthe Pennants are better. Wish I had the room for a beverage.N2TK, Tony -----Original Message-----From: Topband <topband-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Paul MclSent: Friday, November 22, 2019 9:47 AMTo: William Hill <w3wh at comcast.net>Cc: topband at contesting.comSubject: Re: Topband: Rx Antenna SystemHere:https://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/ums-bevflex-4x.pdfRegardsPaul MM0ZBHOn Fri, 22 Nov 2019 at 14:26, William Hill <w3wh at comcast.net> wrote:> Does anyone recall the vendor that sells the system that can be > configured in several different ways such as a beverage or BOG or flag orpennant?>> Sent from my iPhone> _________________> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector>_________________Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector_________________Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector