Topband: Beverages

[Dave Harmon]

I would never have believed that I could hear what I can hear with just 2
clip leads jammed into the antenna port of the receiver. It's amazing....

Regards

Dave Harmon
K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Sperry, Ok.

-----Original Message-----
From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Mike Waters W0BTU
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 9:15 PM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Beverages

> From: Charlie Young <weeksmgr at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: Beverages
> To: jcclark at myfairpoint.net, topband at contesting.com
> Date: Friday, July 9, 2010, 7:25 PM
> 
> 
> I don't think it can be stressed enough.  Any beverage wire, even one much
> shorter than the recommended length, is better than no beverage wire.
> [snip]

You said it, Charlie. 

It has been said that "Beverages just want to work". How true. Almost any
Beverage will hear better than the vertical transmitting antenna.

73,
Mike Waters
W0BTU



      
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