The reduction in efficiency is a direct result of the reduction in radiation resistance due to the sloping top hat wires. With lossless ground, there is no reduction in efficiency. I have an inverted
Has anyone ever measured (with an ohmmeter) the resistance between the two ground rods of a Beverage antenna system? Connecting the 14AWG wire directly to the far end ground rod (without a resistor)
Last week the weathermen predicted a major ice storm, so to minimize potential damage to my station, I lowered the ropes holding my 160m vertical wires and removed the tension at the ends of my KD9SV
As a note about my recent posting, I listened early last night to the under-ice beverages. They still show good directivity on the BC band - I can listen to two different stations on the same frequen
DX Engineering/s RSC-2 splitter appears to have all three antenna terminals connected to a metal case; i.e., the grounds are all connected together. In ON4UNs 5th edition, he appears to recommend tha
I have been doing this for 15 years now. Most of my radials are made from 14AWG stranded wire. This was much cheaper in the last millennium, but Menards generally has 500 feet spools of this for unde
I am having trouble constructing the YCCC feedline chokes as described in their manual. In particular, I cannot seem to solder the RG-179 to the PCB mount F-connector, even after studying the photos
Don't forget that historically many if not most broadcast stations, plus the legendary work of Brown, Lewis and Epstein, had their radials in farm fields and cow pastures, where anything on or near t