[Elecraft] [K3] Poor man's beverage and diversity

[David Cutter]

Sounds like this one:
http://users.erols.com/k3mt/graswire/graswire.htm

>
> A few minutes before the start of the ARRL 160m contest I decided to try 
> something I'd heard about. I took about 180 feet (55m) of wire and laid it 
> on the ground from my shack, across the backyard, around the back of my 
> garage and all the way down the edge of the driveway.
>
> It turned out to be an excellent 160m receiving antenna! I expected that 
> signals would be very weak, but they were almost as strong as on the 
> transmitting antenna. My antenna analyzer showed an SWR of about 2.5:1. 
> And, most important, the s/n ratio was much, much better.
>
> I connected it to the AUX input of the sub-receiver and activated 
> diversity mode with a (very) long hold of the SUB button. I went to the 
> CONFIG menu and set for SUB AF = BALANCE so that the sub's AF gain control 
> would act as a balance control between the two receivers.
>
> This works great! I can hear signals get stronger in one ear when they QSB 
> in the other. And for signals which come in better on one antenna than the 
> other, I just turn the balance control.
>
> Even if you don't have a subreceiver, you should try the "poor man's 
> beverage" (no, I don't mean wine in cardboard boxes) receiving antenna. 
> Although the directivity is sort of arbitrary, the noise is way down 
> compared to a vertical.
>
> The contest will still be going tonight. Try it, there is no antenna that 
> is easier to install!
> -- 
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
>