> As is, its infuriating listening to high noise > levels on 160m. If I cant hear on 160m...except for the usual louder > stations, Im not going to even try TX.
Don't let noise stop you from transmitting. >Right now, Im trying to evaluate if 160m is even worth >the effort required. Are the rest of you on 5 acres out in the woods ? Nope, I am on a 50 x 100 foot lot in town. Try getting a pair of small rx loops, two rotators, and a phasing network. I have two pesky noise sources from two directions and I can put one in the nulls of the loops and phase out the other. Of course all of this is a lot more trouble than just putting up a dipole so 160 isn't for everyone, but the challenge sort of gets into you. I refuse to submit to the plasma TV authority and let 160 m. be the province of those with "vast tracts of land." You don't have to have a S0 noise level to have a nice QSO with someone. 73 Rob K5UJ _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
