About the same here or "Me too" situation!
I'd recommend an Inv-L as I opted for an Inverted L. with my mast (My
80m antenna) mast is my vertical support for 160m inv-L. Single
feedline to both on a city lot. Plenty of 80m radails. A few crooked
160m radials.
I had tried a short 160m vertical. Too narrow and needed capacitance
or a tuner. I wasn't heard.
Still, either probably not best receive antennas.
Use plenty of radials. Seems to be a big deal!
After one year stuck at #92 for a couple weeks now.
Recently not hearing JW/ stations.
Missed working ZD8, as mostly never heard.
About 25 more or so of the woulda/coulda/should ofs new ones noted
this past year. Tough getting over East Coast. City noise. Better
receive antenna.
Some "Easy ones" missed!
160m is hard!
73 es GL
Kevin
Hoping another 8 before season end.
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