> -----Original Message-----
> From: topband-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of G3SVL
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 5:27 PM
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: VK9WWI Report - Beverages
>
> At 16:04 10/10/2007, Eddy wrote:
> >On 8th October, George wrote...
> >
> >"...The Beverage worked so well that a couple of days later
> we extended
> >it to 220 meters... The extended Beverage, however, produced much
> >better signals, especially on 160 m... The Beverage worked very well
> >for us for the rest of the operation. It was very good on 160 meters
> >and it was superb on 80 meters..."
> >
> >**********************************
> >Most interesting, George --- your decision to erect a
> Beverage runs in
> >direct opposition to ON4UN's admonitions against utilizing Beverages
> >near salt water like that...
> >
> >~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>
>
> Eddy, George et al,
>
> As the island is only 1km long by 100 - 200m wide and no more
> than 2m ASL we were never far from the ocean! Despite this
> the beverages worked well and were the rx antenna of choice
> on 160m and to a slightly lesser extent on 80m. Clearly we
> should pool this knowledge to gain a greater understanding of
> the variables - and of course try some controlled experiments.
>
At PJ2T (a much less rare destination than VK9E or 3B7,
of course, but near salt water just the same) our permanent
650-foot USA/JA Beverage runs within a foot or two of the
the top of an oceanside cliff, 37 feet above the Caribbean.
It works very well. We've tried pennants, flags, K9AYs, and
even have a new DX Engineering 4-square, and our USA
Beverage at seaside works as a Beverage should work in
comparison to those other RX antennas.
I wouldn't plan on running a Beverage across a Bay and
expecting it to work very well directly over the water,
but proximity to the ocean is not a killer of Beverage
performance.
73,
Jeff Maass K8ND
CCC Web Site: http://www.pj2t.org
PJ2T Slide Show:
http://www.k8nd.com/Radio/DELARA_PPT2.pdf
(Prepared for local radio club meeting)
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