Topband: First attempt at beverage antenna, not working as expected

Mike Waters W0BTU mrscience65704 at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 17 00:55:49 PST 2011


From: Rik van Riel <riel at surriel.com>
To: topband at contesting.com
Sent: Sun, January 16, 2011 8:39:44 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: First attempt at beverage antenna, not working as expected

On 01/15/2011 09:44 PM, Mark Lunday wrote:

http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/Experimentation/Beverage.htm


http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/images/BevSchem.gif shows grounds at both 
ends of the coax. That is not a good idea. Only the secondary of the transformer 
should be grounded. 


The coax should be grounded at the station end, not right at the Beverage.

73 Mike
W0BTU



      


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