Topband: 2 Parallel Beverages

[Herb Schoenbohm]

Relays, switches,  control voltage, cable power insertions etc.  are all 
sources of problems in some climates. With DC running into a remote box 
I always find zillions of ants with their unusual defection all inside 
sealed boxes.  Failure of DC switching has got to be higher than a 
Beverage with a regular feed.  That is why the two wire Beverage with a 
single feed point and two pieces of coax  going to the shack make 
sense.  Running 1000 feet of RG6 out to the end of a Beverage just to 
get a reverse direction is another source of problems.  Field rats here 
in the former hay field I use require frequent replacement of RG-6.  I 
personally prefer to keep things simple as possible as frequent walking 
my 12 Beverages is reduced to six with a static two wire systems.


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ








On 5/23/2012 11:21 AM, Jeff Woods wrote:
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>> If you terminate both ends though, isn't it easier just to use one wire and
>> relay switch between the feeder and termination R?
>> 73
>> John
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