Well im about 13 miles southeast of the field in a rural area. My handheld (pro 96) picks up everything pretty good with the lil antenna that came with it, tower is scratchy sometimes. I have a 40ft tower laying in my back yard, I need to pour a base for it and drive a grounding rod. Gonna have my Dad weld up a mount to sink into the base. I have a Diamond Discone antenna, Belden 9913 low-loss cable, an ICOM PCR-1000, a server grade machine and a 1500va backup battery to dedicate to the feed.