Topband: "Uncle" Beverage Update

[Bill G. K3SV]

Thanks for all of the responses. I have since put a 500 ohm resistor and 
a 5 ft ground rod at the far end of the 500 ft beverage, and as 
described in my original note, fed with 75 ohm RG6 into a binocular core 
transformer. The result is less noise and readable signals from the 
desired direction, not ear pounding signals but they are in there. I 
still need to check my ground at the feed point, it's only a 3 ft ground 
rod. I have also put up a 250 ft wire pointed approx 150 degrees, 
another 500 ohm resistor and 5 ft ground rod. So far it is pretty deaf, 
although I haven't checked to make sure I don't have a bad connection 
out at the feed point. The net is that things are improving. I'm also 
not sure of the impact of putting a "50 ohm", shack-tested, system out 
in the woods and feeding it with 200 to 500 feet of 75 ohm RG6.  73 Bill 
K3SV