[TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna

[john at kk9a.com]

I set up temporary Beverages for contests and use trees as supports
whenever possible.  I follow the slope of the ground and try to make them
reasonably straight which gets a little tricky in wooded areas.  They do
not need to be perfect to work.

John KK9A

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Subject:	[TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna
From:	Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Reply-to:	Hans Hammarquist <hanslg at aol.com>
Date:	Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:15:36 -0500

Hi Fellow Towertalkers,

I'm considering putting "up" a Beverage antenna and have some questions
regarding what I can do and not do to get it work good. I looked in to it and
find the two-wire version being worthwhile.

How important is it that the two wires are side-by-side. Can one be on top of
the other? The installation will be a lot easier if one can be on top of the
other.

Do the wires have to be absolutely parallel?

Do the wires have to be on a straight line or do they have constant height
above ground? The area I planning to put the antenna is not even but rather
hilly.

Do the antenna have to be in a clear area or can it be surrounded by
trees? How
close can the trees be? Can I, maybe, use trees as support? I really don't
want
to cut too much trees to put this thing up.

What type of ground do I have to install in the far end? I guess a grounding
rod is not enough.

Is there some phasing device available to make a steerable antenna by
using two
or three Beverage antennae together.? I think I saw or heard about something
about this but don't remember.

Best 73 de,

Hans - N2JFS
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