[TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna

[Bill Aycock]

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-----Original Message----- 
From: David Robbins
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 9:37 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna

If its worth doing, its worth over doing!



David Robbins K1TTT
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From: Chuck Dietz [mailto:w5prchuck at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 15:29
To: David Robbins
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna



Wow, Dave, you are talking about SERIOUSLY long Beverages!



Chuck W5PR







On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:12 AM, David Robbins <k1ttt at arrl.net> wrote:

That does bring up one important thing about Beverages... most of them
require regular maintenance.  Unless you are lucky enough to have them in an
open field with no critters around they will get taken down by animals or
broken trees.  On the plus side they do make good trails to walk dogs on,
cross country ski around, hike along, etc.



David Robbins K1TTT
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-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
KD0Q-Glenn
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 14:55
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna

Vertical drop at the ends routed down the end support (read tree) has the
added advantage of being less of a target for passing deer. A 10 ft high
beverage with vertical drop at the ends may, or may not, be optimum...  but
better than one on the ground and drug all over the timber.

73, Glenn - KD0Q

On 1/30/2015 08:27, Chuck Dietz wrote:
> I think there is some disagreement about the necessity to slope the
> ends to the ground as I used to do.  There was a discussion on here
> about it. The intent of sloping then wire was to minimize the vertical
> component which would pick up noise and signals from all directions.
> I mulled it over and decided a sloping wire has the same vertical area
> as a vertical wire, so I went with vertical at the ends and thus made the
Beverage slightly longer.
> Those more versed in the physics of it may correct me.
>
> Chuck W5PR
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 8:00 AM, Doug Turnbull <turnbull at net1.ie> wrote:
>
>> Hans and Pat
>> This topic is always of interest.   The other possibility is Hi-Z circle
>> eight and four square antennas.   I am always interested in garnering
>> information of Beverages.   So maybe you will get a few good replies.
>>
>>             73 Doug EI2CN
>>
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