Re: Beverage Length (on 160M)
290 ft is just barely over 1/2 wavelength. This will have a very HIGH
angle of radiation and very LITTLE F/B. At 1 wavelength (approx 520 ft)
you will begin to see directivity off the end and hear better than on
your
transmit antenna. Over 900 ft and you will see as much improvement
over the 500 ft level as a 500 ft Beverage has over a vertical, or so I
have seen at this QTH. Bottom line: 290 ft is better than nothing,
but longer is better (up to 1000 to 2000 ft on 160M).
de Tom N4KG
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On Tue, 21 Oct 1997 13:11:38 -0400 (EDT) "Charles H. Harpole"
<harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> writes:
>Here is the answer to my question that some others also wanted to see.
>Pardon me Chad, for repeating your info without asking you. de K4VUD
>
>On Tue, 21 Oct 1997, Chad Kurszewski WE9V wrote:
>
>> >1. just how long should it be (not in wavelengths, not in meters,
>but in
>> >gud ole American FEET) for 160 meters????
>>
>> Any (>200') length will work well, but multiples of 290' give the
>best
>> Front-to-back. Also, longer lengths have a lower angle (but
>slightly less
>> F/B than a shorter multiple of 290').
>>
> ---
>> Chad Kurszewski, WE9V e-mail: Chad_Kurszewski@csg.mot.com
>> The Official "Sultans of Shwing" Web Site: http://www.QTH.com/sos
>
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