On 2/22/11 07:55 , Joe from Kokomo wrote:

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.



I was speaking with a ham buddy of mine, over the weekend, and he
recommended such an antenna for low noise and great digging in
crowded bands. And particularly for MW Dx. I'm tempted to do it here.

Which vintage receivers are you using?