Ive built them in both plastic Hammond boxes and PVC pipe with caps. Both have survived up to 30 years in NH weather. The ones I took apart last year when I went to binocular cores and 2 wire Beverag
Since my 600-900' Beverages show excellent directivity all the way down to the LWBC Band Id say give short ones a try. Since Im also the one who started the Slinky Beverage "craze" in the 80's and pi
Minimum VSWR and resonant frequency are seldom the same thing. You need an antenna analyzer to see where the reactance is zero and what remains will be the R and the true resonant frequency. Carl KM1
My 1988 CQ 160 top USA winner was a 90' shunt fed tower with a 10-20M stack of 4 el on top. It also accounted for over 200 countries in about 3 years. This was on a 1 acre lot and some of the Beverag
You sort of lost me a day or so Guy as the posts were getting way too long and boring (-; that I deleted after the first page. It appears that the FCP sort of took over the radial discussion somewher
Ive had a single wire 600' BOG for a bit over a year and I must say Im impressed. Its partially on the ground and rises to 6-8" on ground hugging shrubs. It doesnt require a preamp, likely due to the
Bruce, A couple of comments if I may on the web page you included a link to. These are based upon over 32 years of Beverage use, simplistic observations to detailed testing. If the Beverage is being
Im a bit confused as to how this setup is configured, are they parallel or in series? Current thinking is that 6 isolated grounds are required. One each for the far terminations, feed end antenna win
Apparently Cebik failed to do enough research thru 1920's literature.....why doesnt this surprise me. The various magazines devoted to the consumer radio as well as the various radios instruction she
Id hate to see anyone throw money at an overpriced compromise especially since it appears you have not exhausted the better alternatives. Why not use a proper BOG, terminated and with an effective gr
Cebik tended to be pedantic. Heck, he was a college professor- duh! He certainly knew his stuff, but his views were not necessarily global at all times. Perception colors our understanding of the wor
Well first of all dont expect instant gratification on here as there are usually delays in a post appearing. As far as the question you can phase them to get figure 8 patterns broadside and end fire.
I mount the boxes just below the antennas which all terminates at a tree at both ends. Then short flexible leads with a drip loop to the SS screw terminals. Carl KM1H ________________________________
A 1/2 wave will be less ground dependent, have a lower elevation peak over real ground and in most cases be a better low angle radiator. Not very practical on 160 however unless you move into an aban
For 2 elements coax phasing is sufficient if 15dB or a bit better F/B is acceptable especially when using low noise receiving antennas. I was more than satisfied with a pair of sloping wires on 160 (
You will likely get as many different replies as there are repliers on that one(-; IMO the answer is still no. You do not want any earth ground under the main current concentration. Place the ground
Since this is the Topband reflector and a 160M inverted L is the subject then RG-6 is fine. Ive been using about 100' of it for about 13 years to feed an 80M sloper and there hasnt been any problem a
Low ham population and a small geographical area Mike. You, or anyone else aint gonna change the ARRL for any reason...its a dictatorship. Carl KM1H _______________________________________________ UR
Yeah, but how many work the 160 contest under discussion and how many other contests use the MAR multiplier? Carl KM1H _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB -
Since the RIT is the weapon of choice many do not pay attention to the offset that is being tuned and simply walk up and down a bit picking out the next caller that falls in THEIR passband. Carl KM1H