Unless you like listening to noise you don't use an inverted L on 160 (or 80) for receiving.
Rob K5UJ On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 6:58 AM, Arthur Delibert <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that’s right if the only issue is your own transmit signal bouncing > back from the antenna junction and traveling along the exterior of the > feedline. But for receiving, I think a choke at each end of the feedline is > important unless you’re in an exceptionally low noise location. K9YC > recommends putting a choke at the antenna end of the feedline, and I’ve > found it makes quite a difference in the amount of local noise on the > received signal. If I understand it right, the outside of the feedline > picks up the noise signal and carries it to the antenna junction, from where > it gets mixed in with the desired signal. > > > > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
