Topband: 2 wire reversible Beverage- KF4ITA Mikek

[donovanf at starpower.net]

VE6WZ has some good ideas for a Beverage in dense woods here 


www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueHgrszoq6A 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

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

From: "Fred Moeves" <fmoeves at twc.com> 
To: topband at contesting.com 
Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 10:49:36 PM 
Subject: Re: Topband: 2 wire reversible Beverage- KF4ITA Mikek 

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 
>> 
>> 
>> _________________ 
>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector 
> _________________ 
> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector 
_________________ 
Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector