Topband: Beverage antenna terminations

[Bruce]

They were supposed to be non-inductive carbon, but need to find something 
better like carbon film.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji at w8ji.com>
To: "Bruce" <k1fz at myfairpoint.net>; <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Beverage antenna terminations


> What kind of resistors are you using?
>
> They shouldn't do that if you use the right type.
>
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> From: "Bruce" <k1fz at myfairpoint.net>
> To: <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:50 PM
> Subject: Topband: Beverage antenna terminations
>
>
>> After recent night time thunder storm activity, two Beverage antennas 
>> lost some directivity.  Termination resistors looked normal, but an 
>> ohmmeter checked reviled they had each gone
>> hundreds of ohms higher.  Replaced resistors and back to normal.
>>
>> 73
>> Bruce-K1FZ
>> www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html
>>
>>
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