OM Ken & fellow Topbanders,
I would not sell a 480 foot Beverage short. They work. Especially if
covered with plastic insulation, the velocity factor is close to 10 percent
vs. 5 percent for bare or enamelled wire, so the antenna is about one
wavelength (WL) long on 160 and two WL's on 80.
73 & GL George K8GG
George:
I agree that a 480 foot Beverage ought to be useful but the velocity factor
of a Beverage will likely be somewhere between .8 and .9, depending mostly
on height above ground and soil characteristics.
Chuck
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