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Topband: Beverage Improvements?

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Subject: Topband: Beverage Improvements?
From: geoiii@kkn.net (George Fremin III)
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:49:36 -0700 (PDT)
Earl W Cunningham writes:

> As far as grounds are concerned with a Beverage, I've noticed a
> significant difference after adding one 125' radial at the terminated
> end.  Better directivity was quite evident.  The single radial continues
> in the same direction that the Beverage wire runs.  Not really
> scientifically measured, because the only test equipment used was my
> ears, hi.

This is what we did at 6D2X over VERY poor ground and the 
beverages started really working.

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