[Premium-Rx] HF Antennas for the city?

[Steve Sykes]

I too recommend the Wellbrook Loop.  I have one at home that I am very 
pleased with, we also bought one for work.
73
Steve
KD2OM
stephous wrote:
> After playing with a number of HF antennas I'm back to where I 
> started, a discone. My lot is 30' x 100'. Traditional HF antennas 
> don't work because the ambient environment is full of noise from power 
> lines, neon signs, fluorescent lights, and wireless networks. The 
> front end gets saturated with noise. Attenuators reduce the noise and 
> the signal until I have performance equal to the discone. One BIG 
> ISSUE, I cannot go more than 5' above the roof line due to local 
> ordinances.
>  
> What I have tried that does not work:
> 100' Long Wire
> 45' Inverted V
> 20' Vertical Loaded
>  
> What I have tried that works:
> WJ 34903 Quad Loop, 13"D x 18"T
> Discone
>  
> I have not tried:
> Horizontal Beam
> Other unique small antennas
> Mobile Antennas
> Discone with HF element???
>  
> Both the WJ loop and a beam are directional so I can null the noise 
> but may also lose the signal when off pattern.
>  
> What other choices have been tried in the city that work? I'm trying 
> to avoid purchasing costly equipment that will not work.  
>  
> Thanks,
> Steve
>  
>  
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