Re: diversity receive antennas

Posted by Barry N1EU on Jan 09, 2012; 12:45pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/diversity-receive-antennas-tp7165975p7167682.html

goldtr8 wrote

What do folks use for diversity receive antennas.

ANY two antennas delivering reasonable signal strength on the rx band can be quite useful for stereo diversity reception.

I've been using diversity since 2003, on the Orion and the K3 (see http://n1eu.com/K3/diversity.htm )

Even two dipoles at different heights in the same direction can be quite useful - you've got arrival angle diversity.  So just experiment - antennas need not be elaborate or widely spaced.

I often use tx antenna plus Beverage on all bands (yes Beverage is often helpful on 15M and occasionally on 10M) and normally use two Beverages on 160M/80M.

Besides any advantage in improving signal readability, the stereo effect that diversity provides is a very enjoyable listening experience.

Barry N1EU