Re: Topband: beverage construction

[Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>]

A neat and cheap insulator for along a Beverage is the C shaped screw in 
insulator for electric horse fences.  The ends of the C overlap so a 
half twist allows the wire to be inserted and then held with 90 degree 
rotation.  It is then free to slide in the insulator.  Most any horse/ag 
supply store should have them.
see 
http://www.amazon.com/Fi-Shock-SC-275-Black-Insulator-25-Per/dp/B000IK0ML4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1353632067&sr=8-2&keywords=electric+fence+insulator
Grant KZ1W


On 11/22/2012 4:45 PM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
> Hello
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> I was Reading http://www.w8ji.com/beverages.htm to refresh me about
> beverages.
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> I am installing  a temporary beverage for next weekend. I will use bare
> copper wire, because will be light that the one that have a plastic cover
> (liner?)
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> But now I am thinking about the antenna and ground. Why I cannot hang
> directly to wood supports and I need to put a insulator on the wooden
> supports to put the wire?
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> So what about the two ends wooden supports? How can I tension the wire if I
> need to isolate the wire from the wooden supports?
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> 73,
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> Jorge
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> CX6VM/CW5W
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