Topband: 2 wire reversible Beverage- KF4ITA Mikek

[Fred Moeves]

Thanks to everyone with some very good advice and good ideas
I am now looking for a good place to buy the WD1-TT.
I would like to get some even if I don't use it for this Beverage.
I found one place looked pretty good I will call them Monday.

I am installing the antenna in a much wooded area so I’m thinking that 
the military wire might be better.

Also I have wound (2) 6.25:1 transformers and (1) 1:1 reflection 
transformer using the info from Mike’s (W0BTU) site.
I assume these transformers will work with any of the 2 wire Beverages 
that's been discussed here in previous posts.

Ken you are correct I am probably over thinking this thing.
The first 1 wire Beverage I built I was very surprised how well it worked.
I now have two Beverages up and both work great here 40m to 160m 
sometime even on 20m.

It opened up a whole new world for me.

Thanks again everyone 73

Fred KB4QZH




On 5/9/2020 2:44 PM, MU 4CX250B wrote:
> I use two lengths of WD1/TT (twisted pair), with the strands in each
> length twisted together. The two lengths are parallel, separated by
> about 4.5 inches, and threaded loosely through a hole in a ceramic
> insulator screwed into opposing faces of wood 4x4s. The 4x4s stick out
> of the ground seven feet and are spaced 60ft apart. The ceramic
> insulators cost about $1/ea at a farm supply company. I think I paid
> about $50 for unused half mile spools of the WD1/TT.
>
> The WD1/TT parallel lengths are about 720 ft long, with a pulley at
> the far end to equalize the tension. I realize this is not a practical
> possibility for many top/banders (I have a desert QTH) but I mention
> it to tout the virtues of WD1/TT and its variants. It is cheap,
> extremely durable, and much stronger and reliable than ladder line,
> RG6, or single conductor household wire. In my opinion it is perfect
> beverage wire.
> 73,
> Jim w8zr
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 9, 2020, at 11:15 AM, Mikek <amdx at knology.net> wrote:
>>
>>  That brings up the question, can you use a tightly coupled pair for a reversible Beverage?
>> And would WD-1 wire work?
>>> http://www.signalcenter.com/commo/wire/wireinfo/wdwireinfo.html
>>                             Mikek  KF4ITA
>>
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