Frank, That is the only thing that I haven't tried on 160. Currently I have a full wave dipole on 160 in OCF fashion at 130 ft up and its amazing both in TX and quiet on Receive with a butterfly pattern. Beverages towards Europe are impossible due to the farm animals and property limits, is the performance on those verticals good for weak signals or just a way to steer off strong nearby signals?
73's felipe np4z El sáb, 5 ago 2023 a las 18:31, Frank W3LPL (<[email protected]>) escribió: > Hi Bob, > > Have you considered an array of short verticals? A simple > receiving 4-square is only 80 feet on each side > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 2:52:00 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Is a 300' BOG + preamp worth it on 160m? > > Been using a SAL 30 with good success but would like more Euro QSOs in > the 160m contests. > > I dont have enough room for a 600'+ Beverage. Alas my yard is a > 200'x700' rectangle running E-W, with the house in the middle ( ~300' > of yard behind the house and 300 ft in front.) > > So I have a problem aiming anywhere near EU without running directly > under my 52' tall 1/4 wave 160m INV-L and radial field. > > Suggestions? Comments? > > Bob > > ----------------------------------------- > > _________________ > 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
