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Re: Topband: Phased Short Beverages

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Subject: Re: Topband: Phased Short Beverages
From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:42:25 -0800
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The advice we were given from Hi-Z for a new 4 square was not more elevation difference between elements than ~4 feet. ~20% of element length. The topography that happens between elements, eg spanning a creek, might not matter much given the simple single ground rod ground per element, but haven't tried that.

Since a DHDL is elevated and is not ground connected it could be tilted in a model to see what happens.

Grant KZ1W

On 1/12/2021 13:07, Fred Moeves wrote:
Jim,
Thank you very much.
And I can confirm that even short (300') Beverages work on slopes.

I do have one question please will loops like the VE3DO,DHDL and others work on a slope?

73
Fred KB4QZH

On 1/12/2021 3:45 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 1/12/2021 11:14 AM, Fred Moeves wrote:
The property is on a slope that dumps into a creek then back up another slope.
I don't think a 4 square would work i these conditions.

I was surprised how well the short Beverages worked out.

Both I and NI6T, a great engineer and topband op, have Beverages over VERY irregular sloped terrain, and they work just fine. Both of us are in dense redwood forests, where a 4-square is totally impractical. Mine are 500 ft and 550 ft, reversible using DX Eng hardware.

73, Jim K9YC
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