Topband: Beverage Antennas & Trees

[ZR]

Mine are installed thru the woods and I spent considerable time trimming out 
low growth plus interfering branches. The path doesnt deviate over a feet in 
order to pass to the side of trees and I had to reroute a few when I 
discovered my eyeball and compass werent in agreement!

Nobody ever said it was easy but the end results are good with excellent 
patterns and noise reduction.

The 2 wire reversible Beverages are mounted to trees using electric fence 
insulators found locally in bags of 25 at a feed and grain/pets/horsey set 
shop.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Willenberg" <wewill747 at gmail.com>
To: <Topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 2:45 PM
Subject: Topband: Beverage Antennas & Trees


>I am preparing to install a reversible Beverage antenna, using 450 Ohm
> ladderline.  All of the components are from DX Engineering.  The maximum
> length I could fit on my property was 480ft.  This would be the first of 
> my
> receive antennas for my first venture into 160 and 80M.
>
> Here is my concern.  To fit an antenna of that length, oriented in a N-E 
> or
> S-W direction, it will have to go through a think grove of trees (many are
> over 75ft high) and an even thicker underbrush of younger trees and junk
> growth.  Despite all of the trees, I think I can keep it pretty much in a
> straight line.  How significant will the attenuation be caused by all of
> the branches and leaves?
>
> Thanks for your help to a newcomer to your band.
>
> Wayne, KK6BT
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