Topband: Close to earth Beverage

[k1fz]

A previous posting about a Beverage antenna 1 inch above the ground caught my interest. I ran a 290 foot Beverage wire about one foot in the center and tapering down to ground level at each end.  The termination resistance was 275 ohms.  It was a better performer that my 10 foot high Beverage in the same direction.  Good strength, better pattern, and quieter. The most impressive reception was when I worked RA6AX and SV3RF last night.  They were barely detectable on my phased verticals, about Q-3 on my 10 foot high Beverage and RA6AX was 589 and SV3RF 579.  The conditions were poor due to high QRN. The QRN went way down on the close to earth Beverage.  I think the big question is going to be- How will it work under snow and Ice this winter.
Thank you to those who let me know my Web Site was down
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Bruce-K1FZ