Topband: 2 wire beverage question

[Mike Waters]

There is no practical difference, unless the wires happen to be widely
spaced. (But Tom knew that. :-)

Some people want to build their Beverages with the wires a foot apart. In
that case, one wire over the other would not be ideal.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com


On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Tom W8JI <w8ji at w8ji.com> wrote:

> ON4UN states in his book that the wires for a 2 wire reversible beverage
>> must be installed side by side, but also may be placed one above the other
>> with satisfactory results.
>> Did someone try this? How satisfactory is satisfactory?
>>
>
> There is no difference at all.
>
> If the feed system is right, and the line is properly constructed, it
> would all work virtually the same. It does not matter if one wire is above
> the other, or if they are side-by-side.
>