Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-07 Thread Jon Zaimes
nt: Friday, November 6, 2015 5:21 PM To: Bill Hider <n...@erols.com> Cc: topband <topband@contesting.com> Subject: Re: Topband: beverage layout Hi Bill, I see you have a wide vertical spacing ( http://users.erols.com/n3rr/photos/dual_ew-1.jpg). I don't doubt that they work well, as you say

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-07 Thread Jon Zaimes
To: JP Zaimes <j...@verizon.net> Cc: Bill Hider <n...@erols.com>; topband <topband@contesting.com> Subject: Re: Topband: beverage layout Hi Jon, As long as the feedline doesn't run parallel with the Beverage and directly underneath it. :-) Maybe if it was buried deep enoug

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Bill Hider
: beverage layout Hi Bill, I see you have a wide vertical spacing (http://users.erols.com/n3rr/photos/dual_ew-1.jpg). I don't doubt that they work well, as you say. I did a fair amount of analysis about that design in the past. I forget the finer details, and I'm not in the mood for any more math

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Jim Garland
d-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve > Baughn > Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:52 AM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Topband: beverage layout > > I am planning to put up two bi-directional beverages at my QTH. Being as this > is the first > time I have had t

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Steve Baughn
Tnx to all for the replies. This gives me a better understanding and starting point for the project! 73, Steve, WD8NPL From: Mike Waters Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 1:44 PM To: sawye...@earthlink.net Cc: topband ; Steve Baughn Subject: Re: Topband: beverage layout Hello Ed, Thanks

Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Steve Baughn
I am planning to put up two bi-directional beverages at my QTH. Being as this is the first time I have had the real estate and time I have a couple questions regarding same: 1) Since these will be running at 90 degree angles to one another, can the feed points for both be relatively close to

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Ed Sawyer
Are you actually talking about "switched 2 direction beverages" or 2 bi-directional beverages. A bi-directional beverage receives in 2 directions at the same time on a single wire. It is un-terminated. I have 2 of these in my beverage farm: one E/W and one N/S. A switched single

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Steve Baughn
Ed, I am referring to two switched 2 direction beverages, each with its own reflection transformer. 73, Steve, WD8NPL -Original Message- From: Ed Sawyer Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 12:18 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: beverage layout Are you actually

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Mike Waters
Hello Steve, Ed has a point. I used to incorrectly refer to my two-wire, switchable-direction Beverages as "bi-directional". Removing the far-end termination resistor from a single-wire Beverage makes them mostly bi-directional (about a 10 dB F/B). As for your question # 1, please see

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Mike Waters
Hello Ed, Thanks for the heads-up. I didn't know about the K1TTT website. This looks interesting. Comments from a number of hams on Beverage antenna materials: www.k1ttt.net/technote/materials.html#fencewire I haven't found any other info on Beverages on that site yet, but I'll keep looking.

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2015-11-06 Thread Mike Waters
Hi Bill, I see you have a wide vertical spacing ( http://users.erols.com/n3rr/photos/dual_ew-1.jpg). I don't doubt that they work well, as you say. I did a fair amount of analysis about that design in the past. I forget the finer details, and I'm not in the mood for any more math and modeling

Topband: beverage layout

2012-11-18 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Hello Is there any problem if a beverage is not 100% on the same direction? Start at feed point with 70 ft going to 0 degrees and then 830 ft going to 40 degrees Will be any problem with this or will be OK for a 40 degrees (Europe) beverage 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2012-11-18 Thread Mike Waters
Hi Jorge, Beverages don't have to be either straight or level. It would be better if it was straighter, but if that's all you can do at your QTH then by all means put it up that way. My Europe/Australia Beverage has a 15 degree bend in it and hears great. I didn't model your description, but I

Re: Topband: beverage layout

2012-11-18 Thread Mike Waters
, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W ** ** *De:* Mike Waters [mailto:mikew...@gmail.com] *Enviado el:* domingo, 18 de noviembre de 2012 20:39 *Para:* Jorge Diez - CX6VM; topband *Asunto:* Re: Topband: beverage layout ** ** Hi Jorge, Beverages don't have to be either straight or level