Topband: 2 wire reversible Beverage

[fmoeves]

Gabriel, Thank you for the links. I will definitely check them out. The long insulator screws in the picture looks interesting. 73 Fred KB4QZH 
-------- Original message --------From: Gabriel - EA6VQ via Topband <topband at contesting.com> Date: 5/9/20  3:55 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: 'Fred Moeves' <fmoeves at twc.com>, topband at contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: 2 wire reversible Beverage Hi Fred,Might be you can get some ideas from http://dxmaps.com/safontbeverage.html and http://dxmaps.com/safontbeverage2.html73. Gabriel – EA6VQ-----Mensaje original-----De: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+ea6vq_ml=dxmaps.com at contesting.com] En nombre de Fred MoevesEnviado el: viernes, 8 de mayo de 2020 20:04Para: topband at contesting.comAsunto: Topband: 2 wire reversible BeverageGetting ready to put up a 2 wire reversible Beverage and I have a few questions and looking for some ideas…Sorry I’m sure this subject has been beat to death… I did some searches but didn’t find what I was looking for.My understanding is the wires need to be in the horizontal plane to keep everything balanced.Also I am assuming I can use THHN wire and twist it together and then put both wires on one insulator.Or another way would put insulators on the side of trees and separate them by a couple of inches…like ladder line.Just wondering which way would be easiest to build and give the best performance?To me it would seem to easier to put 2 wires together on just one insulator.I will be installing this on the trees in a heavily wooded area.It seems building the antenna with 2 wires and keeping them parallel and same distance from the ground will not be easy.ThanksFred KB4QZH_________________Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector_________________Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector