Topband: Beverage antenna terminations

[JC N4IS]

Bruce

I lost several resistors on my WF until I started to use NTE 3 W Metal on
the vertical Waller Flag and on the Horizontal WF I am using an array of 9
parallel/series. 

http://www.nteinc.com/resistor_web/pdf/threew.pdf

Since that I never replaced it a single time in the last 4 years. The
resistor has very low inductance but it is hard to find it, average price is
near U$1.

http://www.sourceresearch.com/store1/quickstore.cfm?ProductID=48700&do=detai
l



Regards
JCarlos
N4IS


-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bruce
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:46 PM
To: Tom W8JI; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Beverage antenna terminations

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.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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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