- 1. Topband: Beverage coax grounding (score: 1)
- Author: W5UN <w5un@wt.net>
- Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:14:23 +0000
- Since putting up the full size 160 meter 4-square some years ago, I have been very disappointed with my three 2-way Beverages. They always fall short of what the 4-square can do on receiving. I plan
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00016.html (7,223 bytes)
- 2. Topband: Beverage coax grounding (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
- Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:08:03 -0500
- W5UN: its shield grounded at the 9:1 transformer termination point, or should it remain floating at that point? First make sure you're using an isolated transformer with separate grounds for input (B
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00018.html (7,454 bytes)
- 3. Re: Topband: Beverage coax grounding (score: 1)
- Author: K4SAV <RadioIR@charter.net>
- Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:41:43 -0600
- Good advice signal-wise, however, if the feedline is long and you happen to have a lot of lightning, you will probably find that close strikes cause the transformer to arc-over, destroying the transf
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00019.html (8,231 bytes)
- 4. Re: Topband: Beverage coax grounding (score: 1)
- Author: Gedking@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 20:52:53 EST
- Use a spark plug with the gap a little closer for a spark gap. It also keeps static charges building up on other antennas. ED K8OT **Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.c
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00020.html (7,293 bytes)
- 5. Re: Topband: Beverage coax grounding (score: 1)
- Author: k3bu@optimum.net
- Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:49:30 +0000 (GMT)
- Hi Dave, Are they close to 4 square? It might be that 4Sqr is messing up the pattern. Ideal situation would be to have Beverages on the front of 4 square. Detune the vertical elements if not doing so
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00021.html (8,038 bytes)
- 6. Re: Topband: Beverage coax grounding (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Hughes" <kg4w@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 08:57:02 -0500
- 73, Dave, W5UN Dave, my guess is u won't make the beverages Rx as well as the 4 square. Back in the day (1980) I had the 4 sq on 75/80 mtrs & Rx was its strong point. I had beverages too. I had frie
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00024.html (7,946 bytes)
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