Hi David Just out of curiousity, have you experimented with receiving loops at all? On 160m, I pretty much have to receive on a loop, as my vertical is very noisy in this neighborhood. There is a tremendous wealth of info about loop antennas on the web. I have three loops. One tuned loop for 160m on a cheap Radio Shack TV rotator, an untuned loop that can be swapped with the tuned one for use on 80 and 40, and a fixed Flag loop which is aimed at New York. Info on the Flag loop can be found at http://www.angelfire.com/md/k3ky/page37.html
Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3:09 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Digest, Vol 37, Issue 22 > I think I agree, here in a very built up area, I have an S9 noise floor that > I can do little about except move. And moving isn't an option right now > (maybe in 10 years when I retire, Hi). > Unfortunately, putting something bigger up in the way of an antenna is > probably not an option either (I have a high long wire, 6m halo, 2m halo & > 6m/2m/70cm vertical). > > Running much more that 100W would probably be a problem for my neighbours > too (with who I have good relations at present). > > So a good Rx is my best option - I've got one on order, it's called a K3 :-) > > > On 11/5/07 09:05, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > > > > > Money spent on an improved antenna system > > would far outweigh money spent on extra power, > > especially at the 3dB increase level. > > -- > Hofstadter's Law: The time and effort required to complete a project are > always more than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's > Law. > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
