hi
moving to countryside this year, about September, so not much time to set up rx antennas for 160-40m for the winter season, especially considering i will be also erecting a 20m vertical ( along with ground works, 60 odd radials etc) plus doing ?up the house to Wifes satisfaction!!( very important!!)
Dx tx will now become a big vertical ( inverted L, top hat loaded etc not decided untill have the place and can see best way to go,) ?against many radials, the big mag loop will be re used for inter Europe and UK.( assuming we not all dead due to ww3)
moving will come ?with a large garden ( maybe even farmers fields, but for now lets assume no fields for beverages.) but atleast 1/3 area of ?antenna land! ( compared to my 5 by 8 m plot now!)?
i have a few options..main goal is dx on 160rx..ie atleast hearing USA ?well from sw England. ( tx is easy even from ?here on the mag loop ssb) 160m.)?
k9ay or k9ay¡¯s ( if enough space for 2 crossed)
ewe or 2?
Phased crossed parallel loops ( have a Lz1aq remote delay line switching box)?
Phased cardioid loops ( have a Lz1aq remote switching delay line box)?
phased lankford verticals..?
having not tried any of the above in a quiet rf noise area I have no idea which will perform better for low angle elevation ?dx.
i know the cardioid loops work ( got ?some here in London, but a single one is not good enough for reliable long haul dx, maybe 2 phased are, same for crossed parallel loops)?
never tried k9ay or ewe as no space here.
time is an issue..will not have long to do this before winter sets in..
have already acquired the 20m ali vertical, made ground mounts etc, so now getting together the rx antenna ¡° stuff¡±?
anyone have a sensible input into what to try??
Thanks for reading g0zen?
