"Dale" wrote in message
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Hi Dale - most important is the distances you want to work and your
available space.

If you want local groundwave or far DX then go for a top loaded vertical (or
tower) with a good ground system (maybe supplemented by a low noise
receiving antenna, eg loop or Beverage).

You need the vertical component for groundwave and low angle for DX.

If you want medium distances (100-500km?), then some sort of dipole or
endfed would be fine. But this same setup would be lousy for local (little
groundwave) or DX (straight up angle of radiation).

An inverted L is a good all-purpose antenna, provide the vertical bit is
fairly long.

And me? I'm confined to an indoor magnetic loop for 160m, just 1.4m
diameter!

73, Peter VK3YE

http://www.qsl.net/vk3ye