Meant to post this to the reflectors.
----- Original Message -----
From: "W3YY" <w3yy@cox.net>
To: "ABowenN4OO" <abowen@nettally.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Beverage Ideas
> FWIW, I'm just putting up a Beverage and where a tree is not available, I
> cheaped out and used a 3/4" Gray Schedule 40 PVC pipe inserted over a 1/2"
x
> 4" rebar driven 2ft into the ground. This presents a pretty low profile
for
> the XYL and seems, so far, to provide adequate intermediate supports is
the
> tension is neutralized on the particular support.
>
> Will let you know if I find I need something more rugged.
>
> 73, Bob - W3YY
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ABowenN4OO" <abowen@nettally.com>
> To: "TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 1:10 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Beverage Ideas
>
>
> > At 01:45 PM 12/23/2003 -0800, Lee Buller, K0WA, wrote:
> >
> > >I just thought using the PVC over the T-Post was a novel idea. The
> > >beverages work great on 160, 80 and 40. Like using a beam antenna.
> > =====================================
> > I believe that John, W0UN, first suggested this approach on TT, 2 or 3
> > years ago. He used the "industrial strength", 6 ft T posts with 1 1/2"
PVC
> > X 10 ft, over the post. For my own application, I found that the cheaper
5
> > ft steel posts available from HD and Lowe's and 1 1/4" PVC is quite
> > satisfactory as long as one uses sturdy posts at each end. I use 50-60
ft
> > spacing, #17 galvanized steel wire and turnbuckles at each end
(insulated
> > of course).
> >
> > After doing monthly or bi monthly maintenance for a couple of years, I
> came
> > to the conclusion that using trees for support is not really effective.
> > Trees move in the wind. Eventually the plating is worn away and the wire
> > rusts and breaks or comes loose from the insulator. Trees tend to grow
out
> > over the insulator in about 2 years in this north FL climate. For the mo
st
> > part, they do not grow in straight lines either.
> >
> > INK N4OO
> >
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