[TowerTalk] Beverage Ideas

[ABowenN4OO]

At 01:45 PM 12/23/2003 -0800, Lee Buller, K0WA, wrote:

>I just thought using the PVC over the T-Post was a novel idea.  The 
>beverages work great on 160, 80 and 40.  Like using a beam antenna.
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I believe that John, W0UN, first suggested this approach on TT, 2 or 3 
years ago. He used the "industrial strength", 6 ft T posts with 1 1/2" PVC 
X 10 ft, over the post. For my own application, I found that the cheaper 5 
ft steel posts available from HD and Lowe's and 1 1/4" PVC is quite 
satisfactory as long as one uses sturdy posts at each end. I use 50-60 ft 
spacing, #17 galvanized steel wire and turnbuckles at each end (insulated 
of course).

After doing monthly or bi monthly maintenance for a couple of years, I came 
to the conclusion that using trees for support is not really effective. 
Trees move in the wind. Eventually the plating is worn away and the wire 
rusts and breaks or comes loose from the insulator. Trees tend to grow out 
over the insulator in about 2 years in this north FL climate. For the most 
part, they do not grow in straight lines either.

INK N4OO