>
> 1) What is the drawback, if any, for having a the wire of
> one Beverage
> cross over another? (In my case the cross over is in the
> first 200 foot
> of my east running Beverage.)
>
> 2) Are there any problems created by using a central
> Beverage dispatch
> point with a common ground system for Beverages running
> out in several
> different directions? (This assumes each are fed with a proper
> transformer with common mode isolation. In my case the
> Herb, KV4FZ
> St. Croix
I have six 520 ft Beverages at six different angles occupying
the same 5 acres or so. They can be fed from either end.
Various ones cross over other ones. I haven't noticed any
performance problems. There is about a foot of vertical
spacing where they cross over.
There are also 2 or 3 Beverages at each feed point. I currently
have a single ground rod with separate transformers, and switch
the 50 ohm side. Previously, I switched the 450 ohm side and used
a common transformer. Some of the terminations use radials
instead of a ground rod.
I haven't noticed any obvious degradation compared to previous
isolated individual beverages. My experience indicates that it
is fairly difficult to screw up a beverage, except by not using
the right transformer or putting the wire up too high. They
seem to involve a lot of land, a lot of wire, a lot of coax,
and a lot of walking, but not much rocket science.
Rick Karlquist N6RK
richard@karlquist.com
www.n6rk.com
www.karlquist.com
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