Topband: Beverage guidance needed

[K1FZ-Bruce]

Through the woods is ok. No cutting needed.  If above ground,  
580-600 length is good. If BOG, 200 feet is optimum length for 160 
meters in most locations. 

If off ground, need to be high enough to prevent animal collisions. 

73
Bruce-K1FZ
www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html

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On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:35:41 +0000, Charles Yahrling 
<cfytech24x7 at gmail.com> wrote:
Hey guys,
>
> I'm doing some winter antenna daydreaming based on Low Band DXing and other
> sources. Is
> it safe to say that an E-W Beverage or a BOG would be ineffective if the
> wire were run through a wooded area,
> with or without a narrow lane cut for it? or is "try it and find out" the
> favored approach?
>
> My only semi site would be N-S along a property line along a road, directly
> across from power lines on conventional poles. 
>
> E-W, reversible, would favor western europe and western US. My lot is a 5
> acre wooded trapezoid so 500-600 feet would be
> max practical length. 
>
> tnx in advance
>
> 73, chuck
>
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