Topband: Beverage guidance needed

[Bill Wichers]

"The woods" are probably the second most popular beverage location after the "unused winter farm field" :-) 

The only problems tend to be physical (falling branches breaking the wire, deer breaking the wire, etc). Make sure to use a "fuse" at one end of the wire so that an easy to fix part breaks instead of the antenna wire or supports. Your inevitable repair work will be lots easier this way. I usually use lightweight braided nylon cord for this purpose since it seems to hold up better in the weather than the twine does. Just make sure whatever you use will break well before the wire you use. 

-Bill KB8WYP

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On Feb 14, 2015, at 12:35 PM, "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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