Hi Markus: Thanks for sharing.
I live in the suburbs and have a 50 x 50 foot backyard and need to keep my antenna low to the ground so it is not visible from the street. This means I have a 50 x 50 x 12 foot volume for a low profile antenna. Using a 80m horizontal doublet and other compromise antennas from my small yard, I have still done surprisingly well (by my standards). Thus far I have logged well over 100 different 160m stations including Alaska, Hawaii, Michigan, and Louisiana. 73 Brian, KD6NRP -----Original Message----- >From: Markus Hansen <mkve...@gmail.com> >Sent: Nov 28, 2011 8:57 AM >To: topband@contesting.com >Subject: Topband: Flags (terminated receiving loops), Noise Cancelors and >city dwelling > > I live in a city but still enjoy 160 meters. Though not a keener I still > like entering the 160 meters contests and trying to work any DX I can hear. > As you all know, living in a city surrounded by homes with many, many RFI > devices, noisy power lines etc, it can be a real challenge to come up with a > receiving system that allows one to hear weaker stations. A couple of > years ago I built a rotatable terminated loop for receiving and tested two > noise cancelors, the ARC-4 and MFJ-1650 > >I have describe my experiences on my 160M web page at: > >www.ve7ca.net/Ant160.htm > >Maybe some of you fellows may find this helpful or at least an interesting >read. > >73 and enjoy the Top Band postings. > >Markus > >Markus Hansen VE7CA >North Vancouver, BC CANADA >WEB: ve7ca.net > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK