[160m] Ant.

[Andy - KU4XR]

I use a crossed 80 meter dipole, broadside is East/West; and a 
160 meter OCF Windom, broad side is North/South. The APEX is at
32' AGL, with all ends gently sloping to their tie off points.
Fed with 100' of RG59 coax. At each end 25' is coiled around a
3" PVC. The antenna is self resonant at 3.56-ish MHz, and at
1.816 MHz. The TS450S has an internal tuner, so It will work for
me on all bands. The Windom probably acts more like a short
vertical on 160 due to the height, and feedline setup.

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> > I am looking for a much quieter receiving ant and don't
> > have the room for a beverage.  Any suggestions??
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Gary K6JAJ

Gary:  I haven't tried one as yet; but many LF operators use a
" Loop " antenna for low noise reception. There's plenty of 
articles on the net about loops, and how to construct them.
Just guessing, but TOM - W8JI probably has some good info on 
his site about loops. A small loop tuned for 160, with a Pre-Amp,
and BPF for 160 meters might be a workable antenna for you.
Put it up about 10 to 15 feet AGL mounted on a rotator to null
out noise, or interfering stations. The idea might make for some
interesting " Static Months " reading at the least.

73 to all :::


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29875 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35º 43' 54" - W:  84º 3' 16"
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--- On Tue, 5/25/10, J. Agius <jpagius at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I put up an antenna - 40 feet
> up.  One side in dipole fashion is 132 feet 
> long and slopes down to 12 feet above ground.  the
> other side is 180 feet long and is in vertical fashion up
> and down in 4 segments 3 feet apart.
> Fed at the top with open line.  Works well.
> 
> |||| ------------
> 
> Joe
> W1TW
> 
> --- On Mon, 5/24/10, Gary Haugen <k6jaj at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:

> > Hi all what type of ant do you all have??  
> > 
> > I have a Butternut vert HF2V with the 160 attachment
> > and the ant is on a telescopic pole up 30ft with 
> > 20 umbrella radials for 80 and 160.
> >  
> > I work DX and still trying for WAS on 160. 
> > 
> > I am looking for a much quitter receiving ant and don't
> > have the room for a beverage.  Any suggestions??
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Gary K6JAJ