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Re: Topband: Beverages and VK

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Subject: Re: Topband: Beverages and VK
From: Paolo Zaffi <i4ewh1@tin.it>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 23:15:07 +0200
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Il 16/09/2020 21:18, Ignacy Misztal ha scritto:
I am wondering whether anybody has compared beverages on 80m with RX
vertical arrays or transmit 4 sq. On 80m, my Beverages are a bit
better than 4 sq for DX.

It depends on the situation. The 4SQ has a wider radiation lobe than the Beverage, and for stations that are not in the precise direction of the Beverage (say a difference of 30 degrees or so) the 4SQ obviously works better.  Of course the Beverage has a big advantage in terms of noise. This is what I heard, with a pair of bi-directional Bevs 230 meters long on a very flat, clayey and humid soil, which favors the 4SQ. It would certainly change everything on sand or rock.

Paolo I4EWH


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