Topband: Will a short beverage work?

[Tim Duffy K3LR]

Hello Jim!

For your suburban lot, you might try a EWE or a VE3DO loop. 

The "DO" loop is 40 feet long and 10 feet high. We are using a pair of these
loops (phased at 5/8 wavelength spacing) at K3LR and the performance has
been outstanding.

I'll send the DO construction notes direct to your email address.

73,
Tim K3LR

-----Original Message-----
From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of James Rogers
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 6:27 PM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Topband: Will a short beverage work?

Top Banders,

I live on a 100x200 suburban lot. I have an inverted L up 70 feet and  
across 60 ft. It's not much of a RX antenna.

Here is the question.

Would it be worth it for me to put up an approximate 190-200 foot  
beverage aimed at Eu for RX?  Will it work? Will it be better than my  
Inv L on RX?

I can also put up an ~ 160 ft beverage aimed at JA, UA0, UA9 ... would  
the short bev be better than my inverted L on RX?

Thanks for your input,

Jim N4DU


p s - I'd be using the Array Solutions SWSD-1 bev box
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