Topband: Best Height Above Ground for a Beverage RX Antenna

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Wed Jan 10 21:26:26 EST 2007


On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:08:26 -0600, Ford Peterson wrote:

>I note that the "almost useless on 40" comment may be due to reasons that go
>well beyond height above apparent ground...

Perhaps. They are reversibles, using DXE hardware at both ends, 400 ohm line, 
switching, and preamp. They're in a redwood forest and the ground is pretty wet, 
so perhaps the ground is too good. :)

Jim 





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