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21. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "Ian Keyser" <ian.keyser@btopenworld.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:36:53 -0000
My 280 metre Bev is run through a hedge at about 1.5m high and works perfectly well with one disadvantage..... there is a wire fence in the hedge as well about 0.5m below it...... it fires both ways
/archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00213.html (7,904 bytes)

22. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:07:38 -0500
I don't know why that would be true. I've found it doesn't make any noticeable difference at all if the antenna run through woods or empty fields except falling branches knock them down. ___________
/archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00216.html (8,414 bytes)

23. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:28:48 -0500
Hi All, My 1300' N/S Beverage runs half through open meadow, & half through an overgrown cedar bog... The BIGGEST disadvantage of running through the cedars is the density of all of the foliage/branc
/archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00219.html (8,443 bytes)

24. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "Tom McAlee" <tom@klient.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:42:52 -0500
As many have reported, it should work fine through the woods. Also, as many have reported, falling trees and branches can be a problem. I've found that having the wire free-floating lessens the exten
/archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00222.html (8,702 bytes)

25. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: herbs@surfvi.com
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:47:01 -0400
In John Devoldere's Low I think the later portion of the sentance was mistakenly omitted by the printer in John's great low band treatise. It is because of woods, thickets, hay fields, hedge rows and
/archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00245.html (8,453 bytes)

26. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "Donald Chester" <k4kyv@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:09:57 +0000
My solution to the deer problem with my 900' beverage is #8 copperweld, overkill on the size and breaking strength of the insulators and anchors, and plenty of tension on the wire. I could probably u
/archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00278.html (8,728 bytes)

27. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "Ian Keyser" <ian.keyser@btopenworld.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:13:09 -0000
What is copperweld.... not known this side of the pond... Ian G3ROO _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/lis
/archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00281.html (8,068 bytes)

28. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "Stan Stockton" <stan@aqity.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:35:00 -0600
It's copper clad steel wire. Here is the information for UK offices: Fine Wire Products Telford Unit B1 Heslop, Halesfield 24 Telford, Shropshire UK +44-1952-586-771 +44-1952-680-058 +44-1952-586-771
/archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00282.html (8,694 bytes)

29. Topband: Beverage Question (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Semon N7CW" <n7cw@cableone.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:23:40 -0700
I'm relatively new to 160 and have never installed a beverage before. I've read much of the available reference material and I think I'm ready to go, but I have the following question. I have an old
/archives//html/Topband/2007-10/msg00082.html (7,369 bytes)

30. Topband: beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "Jorge Diez - CX6VM" <cx6vm.jorge@adinet.com.uy>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:38:59 -0200
Hello, My beverages are 2.5 years old. USA beverage is 550 ft long and Europe beverage is 800 feet long They worked well when I build them and all the 2008. In 2009 they where unused and in June 2009
/archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00032.html (7,797 bytes)

31. Re: Topband: beverage question (score: 1)
Author: Guy Olinger K2AV <olinger@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:15:42 -0500
It is not the best way to feed them normally, but try feeding the beverages DIRECTLY to the coax to see if you hear signals. Also use the AIM 4170 to sweep the coax lines by themselves 1) with a matc
/archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00037.html (9,456 bytes)

32. Topband: Beverage Question (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:28:41 -0500
Starting my 3rd season on Topband. I have some beverages installed, but due to my terrain and the layout of the property, they are far from optimal. The longest one is only 450' long and the others a
/archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00134.html (7,199 bytes)

33. Re: Topband: Beverage Question (score: 1)
Author: "Edward Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:49:21 -0400
"...My question: Would it be beneficial to replace the bare wire with insulated wire to make the beverages appear electrically longer?" ** Hi Charlie, I don't think that insulation would have all tha
/archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00135.html (7,269 bytes)

34. Re: Topband: Beverage Question (score: 1)
Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:17:59 -0500
Several replies were received regarding the use of insulated wire versus bare wire for the beverages. All were in agreement no difference in performance would be seen by going with insulated wire ins
/archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00136.html (8,245 bytes)

35. Re: Topband: Beverage Question (score: 1)
Author: Rik van Riel <riel@surriel.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:56:00 -0400
This should not make a difference. Your signal is RF while the snow flakes transport charges that are discharged into your antenna once. Spikes of charge difference can be seen as a leading edge foll
/archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00138.html (8,245 bytes)

36. Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: lissa@lissa.dk
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:02:58 +0200
Hello there, this is Andrew OZ5E, Our 4-directional Beverage (ladder line) works fine but sometimes we would like to be able to operate on 80 and 160 at the same time from 2 different stations on the
/archives//html/Topband/2011-07/msg00041.html (6,449 bytes)

37. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: Peter <pc2a@pi4cc.nl>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:37:35 +0200
lissa@lissa.dk schreef: Andrew Look at http://wiki.contesting.com/index.php/VP6DX_receiving_antennas#Bandpass_filter-splitter for a nice solution. You only have to build 8 of them and do the switchin
/archives//html/Topband/2011-07/msg00043.html (7,896 bytes)

38. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:36:53 -0700
Andrew, I am not sure of the interaction. Maybe someone has some experience with that. I would try to make the wires parallel to each other at the same heigth. That way you have the same impedance to
/archives//html/Topband/2011-07/msg00044.html (8,116 bytes)

39. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: Igor Gontcharenko <dl2kq@dl2kq.de>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:20:03 +0300
Hello Andrew, try to read http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ru&u=http://dl2kq.de/ant/3-24.htm 73 de DL2KQ _______________________________________________ UR RST
/archives//html/Topband/2011-07/msg00045.html (7,146 bytes)

40. Topband: Beverage question (score: 1)
Author: Martin <dm4im@t-online.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:19:22 +0100
Topbanders, I didn´t make many qso´s on topband in the cq-ww, but the single wire beverage at DL0WH has proven efficiency. I was called by a few na-stations and called a few myself. Obviousely, the K
/archives//html/Topband/2012-11/msg00421.html (7,767 bytes)

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