All I have been running a 160M Inverted L right up beside some pine trees to the 80ft level and then I have the horizontal part moving away.
The support for the vertical part is in the tree it runs up beside. I also have 4 Elevated radials at about 6ft (approx 1/4 wave). I'm pretty pleased with its performance and I have had it in place for years. Mike va3mw On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 9:46 PM <j...@kk9a.com> wrote: > I would never consider compromising a TX antenna just to hear better. > Perhaps a T vertical with a feedline choke similar to your 80m dipole > and feedline radiator footprint would help with any local noise. Also > there are many small RX antenna options. My station in Aruba was on a > small city lot and I used a Pennant for RX which definitely received > better than my shortened TX vertical. > > John KK9A > > > > John Harper AE5X wrote: > > Thanks for the info guys. > > If only I had room for a dedicated rx antenna - then I'd leave the > top-loaded vertical as is. I was copied in New Zealand with it on 630m WSPR > with 1 watt ERP. > > So a happy medium is what I'm after since an excellent tx antenna does me > no good if I can't hear those calling me. > > John AE5X > https://ae5x.blogspot.com > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector