How long is the slope? A beverage or a BOG on a slope like that will work great. I don't know how it will work if the direction of interest is toward the top of the slope though. Any comments?
Jim - KR9U -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bryon Paul Veal NØAH Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2017 1:51 PM To: Ed; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Best Receive Antenna over Sloping Terrain? Ed, My E/W K9AY loop is on a slope and works fb...... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On September 1, 2017 2:58:09 AM Ed via Topband <topband@contesting.com> wrote: > Greetings from Saudi Arabia! I think a lot about my home QTH in > California and how I want to make the most of my antenna potential. > > I have an area that I would like to devote to receiving antennas, > that's about 150' square feet. Thought about the DXE Active 4 Sq array > but they say installing this on Sloping terrain will degrade its > performance. In my case, the slope is about 30-35 degrees, so I'm sure that limits me. > > The transmitting antenna area is about 300-400 feet away, which > provides adequate isolation from where I want to install a receiving > antenna. Trying to figure out what is most suitable. In addition to > 160m, I am also interested in BCB DXing and some the demonstrations > viewed on YouTube are quite impressive! > > Would really appreciate some input. I can always provide my home > address, where the two antenna areas can be seen on Google Maps. > > 73, > Ed NI6S/7Z1ES > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
