TopBand: W3LPL Beverages etc.

[Bernie McClenny]

Hi Larry, 
Funny your timing on this message.  I read it worked ON4UN then heard
you work ON4UN.
I think you know that I am Franks (W3LPL) next door neighbor.  Frank and
some helpers just
put up 8 beverages last week.  This years flavors are as follows.

Pair of phassed 580 foot NE
580 foot single NE
440 foot single NE
220 foot single NE
580 foot single E
580 foot single S
580 foot single W
580 foot single NW

Frank just hooked up the pair of phassed 580 foot beverages to the NE
about 2 hours ago
to one of my 3 hardline connections that run into the (W3LPL) shack. 
The four square
is not hooked up yet but will be by Friday 23:59Z.  I am however using
one of the 4
verticals (tower).  When I worked ON4UN today he was 589 on the
vertical, and 549 on the
phassed beverages.  Tonight was a little noisy (QRN) here in the center
of Maryland.  The
signal to noise ratio was far better on the beverages.  Last season I
observed when it was
a quiet night the 4 square was as good as the beverages.  However if
there is any noise what-so-ever
the beverages out performed the 4 square as far as SNR.  The four square
is a very nice receiving 
antenna.  de Bernie

n9dx@michiana.org wrote:
> 
> I'd be very interested in Frank's assessment of how the 4-square and the
> Beverages compare.  I'm sure he wouldn't keep planting all those fence
> posts if there was no benefit.  How about letting us know, Frank?
> 
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Bernie McClenny, W3UR (ex WR3E, WB3JRU)
Editor of The Daily DX
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