- 1. Topband: Beverage directivity (score: 1)
- Author: Kenny Silverman <kenny.k2kw@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:16:43 -0400
- Last winter I installed 3 single-wire beverages: 625 to EU 625 to Carib/SA 450 to west coast On 160 the directivity is great, but its poor on 80/40. Any thoughts on why? I dont have CMCs on them, cou
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- 2. Re: Topband: Beverage directivity (score: 1)
- Author: Kenny Silverman <kenny.k2kw@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:10:37 -0400
- Most if not all replies were off line, and thanks to all who wrote in. 2 key ideas came out: 1) try and reduce the height of the leads at each end of the beverage. But they are not exceptionally high
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- 3. Re: Topband: Beverage directivity (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Karlquist <richard@karlquist.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:24:44 -0700
- When I had beverages up (all 400 feet long), they have moderate directivity on 160, but worked better on 80, and were outstanding on 40 meters, such as long path to Europe. This would tend to confirm
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- 4. Re: Topband: Beverage directivity (score: 1)
- Author: Kenny Silverman <kenny.k2kw@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:19:53 -0400
- Hi Karl, yes CMCs are easy and should be installed regardless. Even if they dont help with 40/80, they will likely help on 160. Thanks for describing your experience. Regards , Kenny K2KW ___________
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- 5. Re: Topband: Beverage directivity (score: 1)
- Author: <sawyered@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:28:06 -0400
- I see differences on 80 and 40 for my beverages that I don't normally see on 160M. It looks related to the angle of radiation - the more its coming down on the wire vs towards the wire (low angle) -
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