[TowerTalk] Downhill Beverage

[VE6WZ Steve]

Gary,

All but 2 of my 15 Beverages run downhill from my remote station which is also on the crest of a hill.
They are not BOGs, but 800-1000’ wires about 8-10’ above ground. They perform exceptionally well, but that can only be anecdotal, since I have no way to A-B test.
It seems to me, that a Beverage on a downslope is likely to enhance the low angle performance.

I don’t think you will be disappointed.  Can you not run longer elevated wires?

Detail of my Beverage installation and some video links can be found on my QRZ.com page.

73, de steve ve6wz

From Babcocks iPhone

> On Mar 16, 2021, at 8:52 PM, Gary Johnson <gwj at wb9jps.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a station on top of a hill, with steep slopes all around, and we’re wondering about deploying a Beverage on Ground, pointing downhill. It would descend about 75 ft in a 250 ft run (we could keep going). Does anyone have an idea how well that might perform?
> 
> -Gary NA6O
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