Topband: Beverage Video

[Craig Clark]

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:12:58 -0400
From: "Lee J. Imber (WW2DX)" <lee at ww2dx.com>
Subject: Topband: Beverage Video
To: Topband Reflector <topband at contesting.com>
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I did a short video of a 720' beverage we installed in Mass.

http://bit.ly/9GVI5b

Basically 720' of #14 THHN, 6-9' above the ground and used a full 1000' roll of RG6. Video was taken at 4PM local time.

73,

Lee
WW2DX


Interesting video Lee. Thanks for posting. 

I note with interest the post from KB3Z. He states:

"It sounds great, but if you can't transmit on a beverage antenna. My point is the beverage is a receive only antenna. If you can't hear them on your transmit antenna, you probably won't be able to work them anyway! Mark KB3Z"

Nothing could be further from the truth yet maybe here lies some of the misunderstanding of how Beverages work. There are plenty of alligators (all mouth and no ears) on the low bands and they are usually the ones that do not have receiving antennas to use. I have been plagued by a lack of rx antennas due to orthopedic issues and ice storm damage over the last several years and know my transmit vertical get's out but due to a lack of receiving antennas, I simply could not copy the stations who have been calling me. 


Craig Clark K1QX
Radioware
PO Box 209
Rindge NH 03461
603 899 6957 
www.radio-ware.com