[Lowfer] [EXTERNAL] station on 13450khz

[JD]

Yes, a yagi at 22 m could be effective but is not small, and poses certain 
mechanical challeges in construction and operation.

Former HiFER op Ed Gelinas had considerable success with an amplified 1 
meter loop (circumference, I think it was, not diameter) that he described 
in The LOWDOWN several years ago.  Another alternative for directivity that 
doesn't require a lot of "sky real estate" would be two to four active whips 
with a phasing network.

And with ample surface area available to you, you might consider one or more 
2 to 3 wavelength Beverage antennas, such as Bob Sutton used in New Zealand 
last fall to snag so many US HiFERs. You can read the accounts of that DX 
and his antennas in the HiFER section at the LWCA Message 
Board,http://lwca.org/mb/ , if interested.  I'm trying to build two or three 
such antennas now, one aimed at Florida and one at the Northeast, plus one 
for out West if I can find the room for it...assuming the rain ever stops, 
anyway.

John