[SADXA] V73D 160 meters

[Wes (N7WS)]

I spent three days chasing them on 160 and finally connected this morning 
(Sunday) at 1204Z.  There was huge QSB and was very frustrating to hear them on 
a peak answering guys over and over with no response. But they were up against 
local noise.

>From their website: "The big Marshall Island Resort allowed us to install all 9 
antennas from 160 to 6 m. The 80- and 160 m Verticals are 50 m away on a 
platform direct at the lagoon. All antennas have a good SWR but the problem is a 
high man made noise from the hotel area. May be from hundreds of air conditions, 
pump stations, beach lights and other things. That means we are hearing not good 
and are not happy about so many signals just in the noise. That means your 
signal must be over this noise. The noise level from 160 to 30 m is never better 
than S5 noise, on 80 m extremely bad with constant S8. Any receiving antennas 
sets could not improve the receiving situation – always the same noise. Anyway, 
we continue operating the low bands and try our best to get you all in our log!"

My antenna BTW is an inverted V, up only 45' at the apex with the ends tied off 
to Palo Verde trees about 4' above ground.  I suspect some vertical radiation 
from the coax as the common mode choke impedance is negligible at 160. Using my 
"old" K3 and KPA500.  There were a few more static crashes than two days ago 
when my noise was unbelievably low for 160.  Never heard it so quiet.