Topband: BEVERAGE ALONG FENCE

[Tom Rauch]

Hi Bill and All,

> Length about 800 ft NW.  Wire is spaced about 4 feet above the top wire of
> the page fence-that is, about 8.5-9 ft above ground. 

> Someone suggested a counterpoise on the ground below the bottom wire of
> the fence but we did not try that.

This is interesting, because the general response a few weeks ago 
to someone who suggested a counterpoise wire under a Beverage 
was "don't do it".

It would be very interesting to see results of an A-B test between a 
Beverage over a counterpoise, and one not over a counterpoise, at 
the same location.

Has anyone actually A-B'ed a system like this, and seen a clear 
difference with and without a counterpoise, which is certainly what 
any metal fence would be....grounded or not.... ?





73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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