Topband: Close to earth Beverage

[Joe - WDØM]

My "beverage" is a "snake - it's on the ground.  I've terminated it at the 
far end with 470 ohms, but I'd guess that 275 would be a better 
match.  It's amazingly quiet, and far more sensitive than my 160 inverted L 
or linear loaded sloper.  We'll see how it plays this winter under the snow 
here in Colorado.

73,
Joe
WDØM


At 12:40 PM 11/17/2004, k1fz wrote:
>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
>73
>Bruce-K1FZ