Tony Meloche wrote in
:

All the responses are appreciated - I'll continue to scan it during
good listening times - one of these days, who knows . . .

This is an excellent area to use a loop antenna. You will get better
results than a longwire, with directional, nulling, and noise reduction
properties as well.

It's a noisy environment, but with most of the RTTY and other services that
used to operate here gone to satellite, there's little of that kind of QRM
any more.

Best time would be a cold winter night.