Now that my new tower and antennas are up and my Beverages are working
well, it’s time to move on to a 4-square for 80M. (Fortunately, here in
the coastal area of South Carolina, the winters are mild enough that
outdoor antenna work is usually not hindered by the weather.)
As I did with my towe
Hello,
Now that my 100 foot tower is installed, I would like to assemble a ground
mounted 80M vertical 4-square array. Each of the 4 vertical elements would
be the full ¼ wavelength long and I would use 60 radials of ¼ wavelength
(in the air) length at the base of each vertical. Where the radia
I am very fortunate that my home is located on 5 acres of land in the
country. This make for a very low noise environment.
The problem I may have is my house is located on about 21/2 acres of
landscaped land that is surrounded by a forest in the remainder of the 5
acres. The forest consists of v
I have a 5' high chain link fence located 50' from where I would like to
put up an 80M vertical. Obviously, I need to move the fence and
have plenty of room to move it. On the other hand, I want to minimize the
distance I move the fence due to the expense.
Is there a rule of thumb about how far
Hello,
As I am slowing working my way into 160M, I have been listening to my
new reversible 480ft Beverage antenna.
I live in a rural area. However, there is one small town about 5 miles
from me. The only really strong BC station near me is a 500W (day time)
(not 5,000W) station at 1.490MHz. It
I have posted several times on this reflector as I have slowly installed my
reversible Beverage antenna.
The antenna is 480ft long and runs in a NE – SW direction. All of the
components are made by DXEngineering and was, I believe, designed by Tom,
W8JI. It uses ladder line that is 5 feet off t
I am still working on my new Beverage antenna.
I have run about 400 ft of F6-type flooded coax from my shack to one end of
my Beverage antenna. My question is: do I need to install a feedline
current choke about 20 feet from the end of the Beverage antenna (the
current choke would have its own se
As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I am installing a reversible Beverage
system (480ft long) made by DX Engr. I am using the 75 Ohm RG-6 "type"
flooded coax, recommended by DXE for the feedline. I live in a very rural
area in South Carolina (all of the utilities are underground, and I am not
a
As I mentioned in a post a few days ago, I am at the very beginning of
being able to operate on 160 and 80M’s. (To date, I have only operated on
10, 15 and 20M.) I have been doing a lot of reading, primarily ON4UN’s
“Low-Band DXing.”
My rig (FT-dx5000) is located on a desk. Immediately under th
I am preparing to install a reversible Beverage antenna, using 450 Ohm
ladderline. All of the components are from DX Engineering. The maximum
length I could fit on my property was 480ft. This would be the first of my
receive antennas for my first venture into 160 and 80M.
Here is my concern. T
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