My "beverage" is a "snake - it's on the ground. I've terminated it at the
far end with 470 ohms, but I'd guess that 275 would be a better
match. It's amazingly quiet, and far more sensitive than my 160 inverted L
or linear loaded sloper. We'll see how it plays this winter under the snow
here in Colorado.
73,
Joe
WDØM
At 12:40 PM 11/17/2004, k1fz wrote:
A previous posting about a Beverage antenna 1 inch above the ground caught
my interest. I ran a 290 foot Beverage wire about one foot in the center
and tapering down to ground level at each end. The termination resistance
was 275 ohms. It was a better performer that my 10 foot high Beverage in
the same direction. Good strength, better pattern, and quieter. The most
impressive reception was when I worked RA6AX and SV3RF last night. They
were barely detectable on my phased verticals, about Q-3 on my 10 foot
high Beverage and RA6AX was 589 and SV3RF 579. The conditions were poor
due to high QRN. The QRN went way down on the close to earth Beverage. I
think the big question is going to be- How will it work under snow and Ice
this winter.
Thank you to those who let me know my Web Site was down
73
Bruce-K1FZ
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