Bill, I have not tried it yet but a folded 1/4 wave (1/8 wave of 300 ohm twin
lead) should work as a non radiating termination to a classical beverage. I
have tried the zig zag with acceptable results but normally the termination is
a 4 foot rod with at least a few radials.
Have you considered a two wire beverage with the far end shorted. That allows
the termination at the fed end. I have seen 300 twin lead advertised at 1000
feet for about $75 bucks but have yet to try this for a two wire beverage. The
twin lead 22awg 7 strands of 30 gauge would need to be supported often for a
long beverage and probably would not last long. But what about running it out
on the snow before a contest? Why not? I think if far end grounding is a
problem then the twin lead approach might be worth a try, depending on desired
direction.
73
Herb.
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