Hi Roger Thanks for the info. I appreciate your input. My problem is that I
use my station remotely and I am not there for a repair. I rely on my home
watch guy to make simple repairs to my beverages but last week one was broken
in three places during a storm. Not many new ones to look for this year. I
still need the TT8 so that will be my only one. HNY 73 Randy In a message dated
1/3/2021 11:19:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, topband@contesting.com writes:
I have had good success (mostly) following W8JI's recommendations in a similar
situtation with over 30000 ft of Beverages in very rough woodland: Use electric
fence insulators nailed to trees, but allow the wire to pass freely through
them;Fix only at the extremes of the antenna;Use a very strong wire - this is
where I diverge from Tom because I find that WD1A is perfect for Beverages -
but not bidirectional ones. Electric fence wire is probably OK too - and that
is W8JI's recommendation. At the end points I use an egg insulator and a length
of thin Dacron rope.WD1A has a major advantage for testing purposes - I make
each wire off separately to a single connection point, and this allows
resistance measurements to be made from either end of the run to confirm its
continuity. This arrangement allows the wire to withstand several large trees
falling along its length (1000 ft) - and the antennas keep working. 73
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