Yes Steve, I have a big custom 160m choke right at the feedpoint of my Dipole . . even if I didn't, most of the feeder runs horizontally in my loft at right angles to the dipole.
Thank you for your comments regarding my Signal on 160, and I think most people I work regularly would say the same. (However, when I tried raising this topic on a certain Forum a year ago, several people said I was clearly lying - there's no way a low dipole could ever come close to a decent vertical on 160m !) As I said before, I personally think it's a combination of the two . . . a low Dipole has more medium-angle radiation than EZXNEC suggests (as it over-rates the effect of the ground on 160m) . . . plus most DX Propagation on Top Band is NOT very low angle. Regarding Receiving . . . sadly I live in an ordinary suburban house on the edge of the city (with dozens of other houses within one wavelength) . . . only one leg of my Dipole fits in my garden, so I certainly have no room for Beverages ! I just try and do the best I can from an ordinary QTH. 73 Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
