I agree with Ed, never rule it out. Me, I tried beverages over my available space (Salt marsh with phragmites everywhere) and they were more than worthless in this specific location. I think between the proximity to salt water and the dry leaves making static, the beverages were much louder than my L.
I tried several Rx options and the 3 element HI-Z triangular was my first genuine success for low band Rx. Loved them so much I bought an 8 element and now use the 8 & 3 for diversity with the K3s. Best choice I made. There are times though when I listen to the transmit antenna and hear a specific signal the best. Very rare, but it happens. Just my 2 pence. 73, Gary KA1J > I use beverage "almost" all the time for receive on 160M. However, > there are times, clearly a minority, when listening on my phased array > of 2 verticals is better. When conditions are super quiet in the > winter and signals are weak from a very distant station. Don't rule > out your Transmit antenna all the time. > > > > 73 > > > > Ed N1UR > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector