Unfortunately, there is some information in the Misek book that is simply
not correct based on today's knowledge. 73. . .Dave, W0FLS
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Waters
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2019 5:29 PM
To: Artek Manuals
Cc: topband
Subject: Re: Topband: Ground return wire under a Beverage
Hello Dave,
I have not tried that, because I heard a number of well-known Beverage
antenna experts report that it doesn't help at all. It actually hurts the
performance.
A Beverage antenna requires lossy ground under it in order for that
low-angle directional pattern to form. That is why Beverages erected over a
highly conductive salt marsh do not work well, if at all. I was told by one
of Vik's ham neighbors (KM1H, Carl) who regularly drives by his house that
Misek himself no longer uses them.
Such an antenna can work to *some* degree because the Beverage can still
"see" the lossy earth on either side of the wire on the ground.
73, Mike
http://www.w0btu.com/Beverage_antennas.html
On Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 3:53 PM Artek Manuals <Manuals@artekmanuals.com>
wrote:
In reading Misek/ W1WCR Beverage Antenna Handbook. He often uses a ground
return wire tying the ground rods together at each end ( except for BOGs)
with an insulated wire on top of the ground. Reading ON4UN Low Band DXing
I
did not see any Beverages with the ground return wire ! ?!
So here is the question has any one done it both ways and what is the
net affect (if any) with and without the ground return wire under the
same Beverage.
Dave
NR1DX
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