I'm with you both, never rule out your vertical!
During one ARRL 160 contest a few years ago, conditions were such that I
used my inverted-L over 90% of the time *even though I had two 580'
switchable-direction Beverages*. Signals at my central USA location were
coming in from all directions.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 12:13 PM Gary Smith <Gary@ka1j.com> wrote:
> I agree with Ed, never rule it out. Me, I
> tried beverages over my available space
> (Salt marsh with phragmites everywhere)
> and they were more than worthless in this
> specific location. I think between the
> proximity to salt water and the dry leaves
> making static, the beverages were much
> louder than my L.
>
> I tried several Rx options and the 3
> element HI-Z triangular was my first
> genuine success for low band Rx. Loved
> them so much I bought an 8 element and now
> use the 8 & 3 for diversity with the K3s.
> Best choice I made.
>
> There are times though when I listen to
> the transmit antenna and hear a specific
> signal the best. Very rare, but it
> happens.
>
> Just my 2 pence.
>
> 73, Gary KA1J
>
> > I use beverage "almost" all the time for receive on 160M. However,
> > there are times, clearly a minority, when listening on my phased array
> > of 2 verticals is better. When conditions are super quiet in the
> > winter and signals are weak from a very distant station. Don't rule
> > out your Transmit antenna all the time.
> >
> > 73
> > Ed N1UR
>
>
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