Topband: 1 center point to ground all 8 beverages??

K1FZ-Bruce k1fz at myfairpoint.net
Tue Mar 22 09:27:43 EDT 2016


 
Un-hook with relays, the not in use, Beverage wires before the Beverage 
transformer,   (one and two wire systems.). 
 
73
Bruce-k1fz
http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html
 

On Tue, 22 Mar 2016 08:14:15 -0500, Mike Cizek W0VTT  wrote:

       If using this method for a pair of two- wire beverages, all FOUR ground
wires would need to be switched individually, not 2 and 2? Will simple SPST
relays work or do they need to be RF rated? Thank you. 

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73,
Mike Cizek WØVTT

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----- Forwarded message from K1FZ-Bruce -----

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:04:06 -0400
From: K1FZ-Bruce
Reply-To: k1fz at myfairpoint.net
Subject: Topband: Fwd: Re: 1 center point to ground all 8 beverages??
To: Topband

I agree. We have been thinking of switching  at the coax cable location. 
Will need to correct my Beverage notes page. 
 
The W4ZV and W3LPL method will work. 
 
73
Bruce-K1FZ
 
www.qsl.net/k1fzbeverage_antenna.html

http://www,qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html
 
 
----- Forwarded message from Bill Tippett -----

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 05:19:48 -0400
From: Bill Tippett
Reply-To: Bill Tippett
Subject: Re: Topband: 1 center point to ground all 8 beverages??
To: topband

W3LPL:

> Another solution is to use
relays to connect only the selected Beverage to the ground rod
and disconnect the other seven. 

I've done this for 31 years from 3 different locations with no problems. 
 From a 2011 post on this subject:

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