[TowerTalk] Beverage Layout Problem

[Edward Sawyer]

Personally, I use my beverages extensively on 40 - 160M and the 200 ft of
low loss cable would be really important.  

 

Also, not sure if you have ever tried this experiment:  Preamp at the radio
(mine is 20dB for 160 - 20M), 200 ft of RG213 vs 200 ft of LDF4 to a long
beverage (mine is 2 x 1000ft terminated to EU).  It's a game changing
difference on noise floor and a little of an add on signal strength.  Most
people have the pre-amp off and are satisfied that they hear some noise
floor and therefore the loss doesn't matter.  But kick I a preamp and you
have often over half of than in noise floor - but I have found that much of
what you are hearing is the cable, not the beverage itself - if the
conditions are not super noisy (like summertime).

Try it.  You might be surprised.

 

73

 

Ed  N1UR