Topband: Bury beverage wire?

[David Cutter]

There is an item in an old ARRL antenna book showing an 80m dipole residing 
in clay pipes just under the surface.

David
G3UNA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Grolleman" <PA3FQA at outlook.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Bury beverage wire?


> Hi All,
>
> That was Neil G0JHC, it used to be on his QRZ page, but he removed it. You 
> may send him an Email about. Address is on QRZ.
>
> 73 de Dick PA3FQA
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] Namens Mike 
> DeChristopher
> Verzonden: woensdag 10 januari 2018 19:02
> Aan: Martin <dm4im at t-online.de>; topband at contesting.com
> Onderwerp: Re: Topband: Bury beverage wire?
>
> Martin,
>
> I recall an article somewhere about a gentleman who buried a section of 
> his beverage under a road on his farm. His method was to bury a 
> non-conductive pipe, then run the beverage through it. He used tennis 
> balls around the wire inside the pipe to insulate.
>
> Did it work? Not sure. Initial googling has come up empty. But it *has* 
> been done.
>
> Mike N1TA
>
>
> On Jan 10, 2018 11:34 AM, "Martin" <dm4im at t-online.de> wrote:
>
> Topbanders,
> if crossing a driveway above ground is not an option, is ist ok to bury 
> the beverage wire for, say, 20 feet?
>
> -- 
>
> Ohne CW ist es nur CB..
>
> 73, Martin DM4iM
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