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Re: [TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna

To: Doug Turnbull <turnbull@net1.ie>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna
From: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 05:23:57 -0600
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Doug,

Thanks for the contact in 160m Contest.  I was ZF2DX that weekend.

.05 = 1/20 but VE7RF, for some reason, calculated a half wavelength instead of 
a wavelength and then divided by 10 instead of 20, so his end number is 
correct.  Whether .05 wavelength height works well or not, for practicality I 
can't imagine anyone putting up a Beverage that is 500-1000 feet long and 
having it up 25 feet or so when it is likely to work better at a practical 
height of 6-8 feet.

73...Stan, K5GO

Sent from my iPad

> On Feb 2, 2015, at 4:50 AM, Doug Turnbull <turnbull@net1.ie> wrote:
> 
> Dear OMs,
>   Another point to consider is that while 13 feet might be okay for 160M,
> it is too high for 80 and 40 meters.  
>                  73 Doug EI2CN
> 
> 0.05 = 1/20 
> 
> 
> ## JI claims that max beverage  height should be .05 wavelength. 
> That implies 26.86 feet.   492 / 1.832 =  268.55 feet. 
> 268.55 /  10 =   26.86 feet. 
> 
> ##  It would be interesting to know  if you could use an existing 
> 6 ft tall fence line and strap a 8-15 ft tall pvc tube  to each
> wooden fence post.   At that height, it would be a bitch to install
> the beverage wire.  An orchard ladder might work. 
> 
> Jim   VE7RF  
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