Try putting a closed reflector wire under a 1 WL horizontal loop. Lay it on the ground or bury. Use insulated wire and size per typical loops…~+5% at design frequency. Experiment by listening to weak signals while opening and closing the ends of the reflector.
At our latitude (64N) loops (and Inv-L’s) work well if a full size vert is unavailable. Some have suggested it’s due to our tilted Ionosphere. That’s been my experience on 40-160. 73, Gary NL7Y _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
