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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