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Re: Topband: DXpedition Beverage Termination Grounding Schemes??

To: "Steve Harrison" <k0xp@k0xp.com>, topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: DXpedition Beverage Termination Grounding Schemes??
From: "GEORGE WALLNER" <aa7jv@atlanticbb.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:57:17 -0400
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On K1N we had two ~ 100 foot length radials at right angle at each end of the Beverage. Because of the thick bushes, the radials were about 3 feet above the rocky ground. The antenna worked reasonable well (18 JA QSO-s and hundreds of EU0-s.)
George,

AA7JV

On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 16:32:21 -0800 Steve Harrison  wrote:
When on a DXpedition, and Beverages are quickly tossed and laid out
within several hours, how is the termination resistor "grounded" at the
far end, and the transformer at the near end; with counterpoises, ground
rods, or what?

And with either of those, how long and how many wires for the
counterpoises, and/or how many and how long the ground rod??

I've seen photos of expeditioners laying out Beverage wire through, over
and under thickets full of brambles and thorny bushes; but never have I
seen them laying out counterpoises or pounding in ground rods.

Curious Steve, K0XP


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