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

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Hi Mike, 


If you must use a single ground rod for multiple Beverages, the 
ONLY active connections to the ground rod should be the 
connections to the selected Beverage. All other connections 
to that ground rod should be disconnected. 


You should use only hermetically sealed relays f or outdoor use 
on receiving antennas 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Mike Cizek W0VTT" <mgcizek at gmail.com> 
To: topband at contesting.com 
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 1:14:15 PM 
Subject: Re: Topband: : Re: 1 center point to ground all 8 beverages?? 

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. 

-- 
73, 
Mike Cizek WØVTT 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
K1FZ-Bruce 
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 08:09 
To: topband at contesting.com 
Subject: Topband: : Re: 1 center point to ground all 8 beverages?? 


----- 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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