Great idea Lee as I could do this from the shack without walking out in
the bushes.
Thanks,
Herb, KV4FZ
On 11/20/2011 4:02 PM, Lee K7TJR wrote:
> It seems to me what your asking here is how much
> crosstalk you would see between two Beverage
> antennas. How about just using a signal source and
> exciting one beverage while listening on the other.
> This could be a most enlightening measurement not only
> for the ground rods but for the placement of the antennas
> themselves. An MFJ 259 generates quite a signal and
> could be used to excite an antenna while listening to the
> other. One could also feed the MFJ 259 directly into the
> receiver first to get a reference level. Be sure and check
> that the MFJ259 does not put out too large a signal and
> could damage your RX first! The ratio of the two levels
> would indicate the crosstalk whether it is from the ground
> posts or antennas.
> Aren't they both just as bad?
> Lee K7TJR OR
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