[TowerTalk] Questions on Low band receiving antennas in forests and wetlands along ridgelines and ravines.

[kq2m at kq2m.com]

Hi Ed,

Thank you for that info.  My beverages, aka "Tree-catchers", worked well 
in the past but they were excruciating to maintain constantly.  Then 
when the Deer Tick population exploded about 20 years ago, it became 
hazardous.  I have been avoiding that ever since but realize that I may 
have no choice except to reconsider.

73

Bob, KQ2M


On 2021-12-07 14:42, sawyered at earthlink.net wrote:
> Bob,  I have a similar situation here.  I just run the beverage wire
> approximately following the ground contour - however steep and 
> undulating -
> about 6 - 8 ft off of the ground.  My ground is thin topsoil over 
> ledge.
> Beverages low poor ground conductivity.
> 
> 
> 
> Ed  N1UR
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> 
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Questions on Low band receiving antennas in 
> forests
> and wetlands along ridgelines and ravines.
> 
> Date: 2021-12-06 15:18
> 
> From: kq2m at kq2m.com <mailto:kq2m at kq2m.com>
> 
> To: john at kk9a.com <mailto:john at kk9a.com> , towetalk at contesting.com
> <mailto:towetalk at contesting.com>
> 
> 
> 
> TY Alan and John for that.  Unfortunately my ledge has little if any 
> ground
> conductivity and is extremely uneven with 45+ degree hills and ridges 
> and
> ravine dropoffs everywhere.  The only areas that are flat enough are 
> either
> on my neighbors lawns or my septic field or far too close to my 
> transmit
> antennas.  And none of that will work.
> 
> 
> 
> It's quite a challenge here!
> 
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> 
> Bob, KQ2M