Topband: Close to earth Beverage.

[john battin]

I believe the advantage you are seeing with a low beverage is the reduction of pick-up from the feeds. When you think about it, the 8 foot vertical at each end of the higher beverage is 1/4 wave on 10 meters and this signal dominates the signal picked up by the beverage. At lower frequencies the effect is lesser, but still effects f/b and f/s signals.
John K9DX
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: k1fz<mailto:k1fz at prexar.com> 
  To: topband at contesting.com<mailto:topband at contesting.com> 
  Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 10:04 PM
  Subject: Topband: Close to earth Beverage.



  Thanks to all who sent information as to their close to earth/on earth antennas.
  All said there was little affect from snow and ice on their particular antenna..
  Some have experimented with height for best signal to noise which can vary with other factors.

  I had seen information that Europeans were experimenting with low Beverages. I was thinking it was for cosmetic reasons. It is easy to tuck them into some
  neat places like along stone walls or fence lines.

  On 160 meters I saw a small loss of signal but a very large loss of QRN from the latest solar disturbance. 

  Another thing that I liked was an even larger front to back on higher bands. By the time  I reached 10 meters I was seeing  about  40db on an stock inaccurate S-meter.   (No down lead from the Beverage to ground). A 8 foot high typical Beverage antenna would have a down lead close to  quarter wavelength on 10 meters.

  Thanks again and I will make this my last on the thread.

  73
  Bruce-K1FZ
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