[TowerTalk] Beverages near the seawater ???

[Ed]

Beverages aren't supposed to work well near the water, or so I've read. 

> On Mar 20, 2017, at 03:51, <john at kk9a.com> <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
> 
> Some antennas such as a Pennant are not ground dependant. However a Beverage
> is so easy to build, why don't you try one?
> 
> John KK9A
> 
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> Subject:    [TowerTalk] Beverages near the seawater ???
> From:    "Douglas Ruz / CO8DM" <co8dm at frcuba.cu>
> Date:    Sun, 19 Mar 2017 15:29:45 -0400
> 
> Hi,
> 
> We want to improve the RX on low bands in our contest station.
> 
> Our contest QTH is near the sea...just few feets from the ocean.
> 
> We think about the beverages but I have been reading that beverages near the
> 
> sea don't work very well.
> 
> Maybe other RX antennas work better near the seawater.
> 
> Any idea?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Doug, CO8DM
> 
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