Topband: fighting against "beverage terrorist"

[SP2XF]

Hi,

Seems that I have an enemy of beverages in my location. When I go to sleep 
(not so early) everything is OK, but in the morning I find one wire has been 
cut, other moved out from the bamboo sticks, other disconnected from the 
ground rod, feed points are destroyed, etc..

:-(

Before I give up I'd like to try to protect from the enemy. At the moment I 
laid all the wires on the ground, so that they're almost unvisible. BOG's 
are working fine by the way. But I'm thinking also to burie feed points - 
the most visible  and accesible part of the antenna. The idea is to place 
the box with xfmr as well as ground connection (at both ends) few inches 
under the ground.

Are there any incovenients from doing this?

TNX
SP2XF




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stan Stockton" <stan at aqity.org>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: Topband: RCS-4 - Beverages


>
>
> Wondered whether anyone could shed some light on this situation.  I have 
> an
> Ameritron RCS-4 antenna switch that is fed with about 600 feet or so away
> with 3/4" CATV hardline.  Currently there are three beverages, each with
> their own matching transformer and separate feedpoints connected.  The
> signals on the unused Position #3 seem to be the same as Position #4 which
> is where a Northeast Beverage is connected.  At least some of them are
> switching since I can see a significant difference between a Northeast and
> a
> Northwest, for example.  However, I have not been back down with an ohm
> meter to see whether Position #3 is acutally switching separately from
> Position #4.
>
> Anyone know what might be happening?  I will try to do some investigation
> this weekend, although it is an experience to get to where this thing is
> located down the side of a bluff.
>
> Thanks...Stan, K5GO
>
>
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