[TowerTalk] beverage question

[Pete Smith]

At 07:01 PM 2/10/03 -0500, RICHARD BOYD wrote:
>I'm thinking of having several beverages start at the same feedpoint, 
>probably with separate feedlines but perhaps with a remote switch.  Which 
>of those isn't relevant to this question, I don't think but I didn't want 
>you to think I had one coax connected to several beverages at once.  But, 
>having them start at the same point, probably with the same ground rod, 
>then fanning out in their separate directions.is there any reason not to 
>do it this way?  Any degradation of performance by doing it this way, 
>etc.?  They will be at least 30 degrees different in orientation, one from 
>another.
>
>Related:  When beverages cross, I've heard that several feet of separation 
>should be sufficient to avoid interaction.  Any comments on this?  Any 
>minimum crossing angle to avoid interaction or anything like that?
>

W8JI says that an ordinary coax switch won't work, because both the center 
conductors and shields need to be separated to avoid pattern 
degradation.  I think he also advocates separate ground rods for each 
Beverage.  See www.w8ji.com


73, Pete N4ZR
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