On 2/21/11 15:11 , Joe from Kokomo wrote:

On 2/22/2011 2:41 AM, D Peter Maus wrote:

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Just out of idle curiosity, what kind of antenna system do you use?

Just an idle answer...

I have a 130 foot long, 25-30 foot high, bent dipole between two trees,
fed with ladder line, used on 80-10 (including WARC bands) with a
Johnson KW Matchbox balanced tuner. On 160 meters, I reconfigure the
antenna to what is essentially a top loaded vertical, using a T-match
tuner.

Obviously not as good as a tower and beam, but I work lots o' DX with
it, for example the VK0IR (Heard Island) dx'pedition and North Korea.
(If you are not a ham, trust me, these are nice catches). Needless to
say, it also works nicely for SWL'ing with my vintage receivers.

A tower would be nice, but not worth the hassle of dealing with the
(overly) strict city and subdivision restrictions.