Sounds like a problem many would love to have!
When you say they work best at 1-3' how exactly do you mean and what are the
antenna details?
Getting more info on what others use is always good.
Carl
KM1H
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From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
To: "Mike Waters" <mikewate@gmail.com>
Cc: "topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: 2 wire beverage question
On 11/29/2012 8:14 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
Rick,
Why don't you just mount them on permanent posts (or trees) 10' high?
That's what I and many others do. That ought to let you mow around them
without taking them down. My support posts are 100' apart.
Thanks for the suggestions, but...
First, I have found that Beverages work better at 1 to 3 feet
off the ground than at 10 feet. Second, while mowing around the
posts is better than having to go around the whole wire, it is
still too much of a hassle. I am using a brushhog, not a zero
turn radius mower. After mowing, I would have to use
the weed whacker around the posts. Third, I am planning to
disc the area next year, so I would have to take out the posts.
The beverages are basically in a treeless area.
73
Rick N6RK
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