[TowerTalk] reversible Beverage

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ZO= 276 X log ( (2 X spacing) / wire dia.)
 
6" spacing, .0641" diam = 627 ohms.
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/5/2016 1:17:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
towertalk at contesting.com writes:


A  quick question:

I'm considering a reversible Beverage out in KH6 using  DX Engineering 
setup.  Their system requires the Beverage to be  constructed of 450 ohm ladder 
line.  Cost of the ladder line and the cost  of shipping 1500 feet to KH6 is 
quite high.  The system is designed to  operate in a range of 300-600 ohms 
and of course the 450 ohms is right in the  middle of that range.

I've heard of guys using two wires in parallel to  each other spaced 6-12 
inches kept apart with home brew spacers and was  considering  this as an 
economical alternative.  I asked the guy  from DX-Engineering if this would 
work and he wasn't sure since he didn't know  what the impedance would be for 
the two wires.  So, here I  am.

Any  rough idea as to what the impedence would be for two nr  14 wires 
spaced around 6 inches or 12 inches?  I'd really like to use the  DX Engineering 
stufffor this but want to be sure it would work with something  other than 
the 450 ohm ladder line.

Thanks ahead of time!

Bill  K4XS/KH7XS
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