[TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna

[Stan Stockton]

Patrick,

I would suggest you try it.  My guess is that it will work better if above the fence than in the midst of the fence, like an above ground beverage probably works better than a BOG.  Without any knowledge of what might be the best, I would put it up several feet above the fence and establish a separate ground connection at either end instead of using the fence as a part of either one.  The good thing, if the direction is of value, is that it isn't as visible as one in the clear.  

In 1980 I put up a Beverage a couple feet above a barbed wire fence.  It worked OK, although it was due North so not the most usable direction.  I don't remember having the impression that it was as good as others which were in the clear, however.  Not going for the root beer float - just saying that I still have some memory from 35 years ago :-)

73...Stan, K5GO

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> On Feb 2, 2015, at 7:28 AM, Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net> wrote:
> 
> Jim, I also wonder if a Beverage installed above and parallel to a barbed wire fence will work OK.  For all I know (infinitely close to zero about Beverages prior to this thread) it could help, hinder, or just not matter.
> 
> If having the beverage a foot above other wires in parallel (other strands of barbed wire) will work OK then I can reinstall the top strand of barbed wire with a companion antenna wire (I assume perhaps erroneously that a pair of parallel 11 ga steel wires are not acceptable for the beverage) on electric fence plastic stand-off insulators that snap onto T-posts quite easily.
> 
> A Beverage can be installed as low as on the ground so maybe having a grounded conductor a foot or so below and parallel to the Beverage is not a bad thing.  Any of you EE types or RF gurus care to explain this situation to us?  There is a root-beer float in it for the first to cover the topic well.  (Decisions of the judges is final as to topic coverage.  Judges are myself and any two like minded posters on TT)
> 
> Alternatively we can vote on it.  All acceptable ballots will be marked on a US $5.00 bill and mailed postage paid to: my QSL address on QRZ.com
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> Patrick     NJ5G
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>> On 2/2/2015 4:50 AM, Doug Turnbull wrote:
>> Dear OMs,
>>     Another point to consider is that while 13 feet might be okay for 160M,
>> it is too high for 80 and 40 meters.
>>                    73 Doug EI2CN
>> 
>> 0.05 = 1/20
>> 
>> 
>> ## JI claims that max beverage  height should be .05 wavelength.
>> That implies 26.86 feet.   492 / 1.832 =  268.55 feet.
>> 268.55 /  10 =   26.86 feet.
>> 
>> ##  It would be interesting to know  if you could use an existing
>> 6 ft tall fence line and strap a 8-15 ft tall pvc tube  to each
>> wooden fence post.   At that height, it would be a bitch to install
>> the beverage wire.  An orchard ladder might work.
>> 
>> Jim   VE7RF
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