[TowerTalk] Re: TopBand: Re: Sloped Beverage Terminations

[Barry Kutner]

On 23 Oct 97, Charles H. Harpole <harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> wrote:

> My 800foot unterminated Beverage hears practically nothing.  Going out
> with a gnd rod and resistor soon.  More news later.  K4VUD
> 
> 
I don't think that's your problem. I have a 600 ft Bev at EU that works 
very well. Before the summer, at my annual taking it down 
for the farmer, I noticed that the termination connection had opened 
up. I'm not sure when, but it didn't have much effect on its 
performance.
73 Barry

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Barry Kutner, W2UP                            Internet: w2up@itw.com
Newtown, PA                                   Frankford Radio Club

                                           

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