Topband: Beverages on the ground

[dbevan at datacheck.com]

Beverage antennas laying on the ground have been known to 
work. I believe the first one was on a sandy beach. Many 
years ago I visited Willem PA0HIP in the NL. Was suprised 
to see that he was living in a townhome village, not 
friendly to 160m antennas. However, he had a Beverage! It 
located below the stepping stones on a footpath. 
Performance of a Beverage on the ground is highly 
dependant on ground properties. At 1.8MHz the electrical 
ground can be as much as 30 feet below the surface. Dry 
sandy soil will give the best results. Consider Herb's 
comments on length and termination. Darrell,N6DX