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1. Topband: Beverage Construction (score: 1): Author: abowen@nettally.com (ABowenN4OO); Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 08:55:43 -0400; Installing a Beverage is not a trivial undertaking. I have 4 of my own and have helped others with theirs. The following procedure has evolved. I use a "sighting" type compass (Suunto. Look up on int; /archives//html/Topband/2000-05/msg00070.html (12,247 bytes)
2. Topband: Beverage Construction (score: 1): Author: K0FF@ARRL.NET (K0FF); Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 09:07:48 -0500; A very nice summary, Ink, and congrats on the nice installation/ I have tried Fence wire, and it does work AOK, but in this climate (NE MO) it seems to break a lot more than the 18Ga stranded electri; /archives//html/Topband/2000-05/msg00072.html (7,278 bytes)
3. Topband: Beverage Construction (score: 1): Author: Tracey.Gardner@btinternet.com (Tracey Gardner); Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:02:12 -0000; I've just moved to a location where I have a 600m long field at the bottom of my garden and I'd be grateful for some advice about the erection of a beverage. Unfortunately the farmer grows winter whe; /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00297.html (7,296 bytes)
4. Topband: beverage construction (score: 1): Author: "Jorge Diez - CX6VM" <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:45:03 -0200; Hello I was Reading http://www.w8ji.com/beverages.htm to refresh me about beverages. I am installing a temporary beverage for next weekend. I will use bare copper wire, because will be light that the; /archives//html/Topband/2012-11/msg00364.html (7,345 bytes)
5. Re: Topband: beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>; Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:56:07 -0800; A neat and cheap insulator for along a Beverage is the C shaped screw in insulator for electric horse fences. The ends of the C overlap so a half twist allows the wire to be inserted and then held wi; /archives//html/Topband/2012-11/msg00365.html (8,300 bytes)
6. Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Carol Richards <n2mm@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 12:36:14 -0500; Hello all, I finally put up a beverage antenna...about 400 feet long. I am feeding it through a 9:1 transformer with some 50 ohm cable ( RG 59). I am finding that it is noisier than my transmit anten; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00105.html (6,531 bytes)
7. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Dave <k4em@bellsouth.net>; Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:42:27 -0500; What value termination resistor, how far did you drive the ground rods, did you slope the last 50' on each end? _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00106.html (7,113 bytes)
8. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: "JC" <n4is@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:58:23 -0500; Hi Carol The big issue with any RX antenna is common mode noise, the feed line can interact with all other wires in your station, including AC wires 115Vac, rotor cables etc. Try this, on 9:1 transfo; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00107.html (8,031 bytes)
9. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Arthur Delibert <radio75a3@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 21:31:17 +0000; Carol Regarding the use of ferrite chokes to kill common-mode noise coming in on the transmission line, look on the internet for A Ham's Guide to RFI, Ferrites, Baluns, and Audio Interfacing, by Jim; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00108.html (9,882 bytes)
10. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:38:47 -0600; Besides common-mode pickup, *also* consider whether your Beverage antenna is pointing at a source of noise. 73, Mike http://www.w0btu.com/Beverage_antennas.html Hello all, I finally put up a beverage; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00109.html (7,588 bytes)
11. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: CT1EKD <CT1EKD@mail.telepac.pt>; Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:45:52 +0000; Hi RG59 is 75 ohm and RG58 is 50/52 ohm. I'm sure the noise is not coming from this difference, but swr may be there.. Pedro - CT1EKD Hello all, I finally put up a beverage antenna...about 400 feet l; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00110.html (8,020 bytes)
12. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: "Ed Sawyer" <sawyered@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:15:16 -0500; I have found that a common source of noise on beverage systems is the need to use the small F type connectors and the crappy F type coax that is often on the jumpers as well as just converting it all; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00111.html (7,659 bytes)
13. Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Greg Chartrand via Topband <topband@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 01:32:12 +0000 (UTC); Carol, What kind of transformer are you using? The best transformers are the binocular core transformers that have separate primary and secondary isolated winding's. Did you keep the coax shield di; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00114.html (8,845 bytes)
14. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 20:02:34 -0600; This is great advice, Greg! 73, Mike http://www.w0btu.com/Beverage_antennas.html _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00115.html (8,361 bytes)
15. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 22:54:17 +0000; Sloping the ends of a beverage serves no useful purpose. That's an old wives' tale (or maybe I should say old Hammy Hambone's tale) started by W1WCR, I believe. Whether the wire is horizontal all the; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00139.html (8,668 bytes)
16. Re: Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:01:34 -0600; Exactly! Doing that creates impedance mismatches at each end. Now, if your aim is to trip people or animals, slope it. ;-) 73, Mike www.w0btu.com Sloping the ends of a beverage serves no useful purpo; /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00140.html (8,373 bytes)
17. Topband: Beverage construction (score: 1): Author: fmoeves <fmoeves@twc.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:51:09 -0400; While working in the back yard this morning I wanted to take down a couple dead trees. Things didn't work out the way I wanted. One of the trees fell on one of the Beverages. This Beverage was put up; /archives//html/Topband/2020-06/msg00067.html (6,503 bytes)

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