Author: "Joe Giacobello, K2XX via Topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:03:40 -0500
I'm considering putting up two bidirectional Beverage RX antennas. It appears that most of the recommendations for Beverages consider the close spacing of 300 ohm twin lead undesirable for reasons t
Hi Joe, The control boxes that you can buy are usually optimized for ~450 ohm line. Thus, they need custom transformers at each end. I wouldn't label that as undesirable, but that might be part of wh
Hi Joe, I'm no expert but have figured out how to keep my bi-directional Beverage antennas up with the least amount of work. My location is wooded so falling tree limbs are a constant problem. It's n
Hi Joe, Have as look at the reviews of this bi directional Beverage. I have been involved with the design and testing for the past 11 years. The ease and convenience of working with low cost RG-6 for
As I recall from the practice of years past, 300 ohm was the only way to hook up to a TV or FM broadcast antenna. There was both the flat variety, and a round design. The round type greatly reduced t
Since the relevant portion of the original post was not quoted not sure what the original problem was ....but If your looking for an "easy" and reliable solution for a bi-directional beverage in a si
I have to respectfully but strongly disagree, *except* for the part about durability. He uses two parallel wires instead of that floppy twin lead and ladder line. My Beverages are also made from two
I agree there is much F connector junk out there. However Amphenol does make a "4 hole" female F chassis jack, an excellent product. digikey usually has stock https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e
Thanks for the Digi-Key link, Grant. I thought that the only source for 4-hole flanged F connectors was Pasternack. Does this Digi-Key F connector have an o-ring chamfer on it as shown in their websi