Topband: dual-wire bev

[Carl]

Not cheap but placing a heavy duty rope at about 12' can be a good shock 
absorber but the fact is that WD-11A is still fragile. It took me a few 
years to let Mother Nature drop most of the dead wood to the point breakage 
is maybe once a year for 5 2 wire Beverages which all run thru dense woods.

The breakage exceptions are those brutal storms that drop 80' pine trees or 
a huge oak limb.

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce" <k1fz at myfairpoint.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>; "Glen" <k4kv at mds-ham.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 9:40 PM
Subject: Topband: dual-wire bev


> Break away ties on Beverage wires can help along with tree limb trimming.
> Large limbs can take down larger, more expensive wires.
> 73
> Bruce-K1FZ www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html
>
>
>
> I have 4 dual-wires, and just recently tried some WD1A military surplus
> telephone wire, and it works.
> I was using 12" spaced aluminum fence wire with great success, but the
> fallen limbs and small trees
> are a maintenance nightmare.
>
> 73's
>
> Glen K4KV
> Moultrie, GA
>
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