I think the idea is that a qrp station might not be heard by a station so weak the qrp station needs a beverage to hear him.
Of course, one could describe circumstances where that would be true and others where it would not be true. I thought it was clever.... 73 Bob/AA6VB Sent from my iPhone On Mar 19, 2012, at 3:38 PM, "ZR" <z...@jeremy.mv.com> wrote: > That makes absolutely no sense when at the edge of reception. > > Carl > KM1H > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim F." <j_fit...@yahoo.com> > To: "Milt -- N5IA" <n...@zia-connection.com> > Cc: <Topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:55 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation > > > QRPers generally do not need Beverages as much as other stations > do. > > Think about that one for awhile. > > jim / W1FMR > > > > > --- On Mon, 3/19/12, Milt -- N5IA <n...@zia-connection.com> wrote: > >> From: Milt -- N5IA <n...@zia-connection.com> >> Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation >> To: >> Cc: Topband@contesting.com >> Date: Monday, March 19, 2012, 2:23 PM >> Beverages do NOT make lightning >> caused static crashes go away. They can >> significantly reduce the received level of the crashes from >> the directions >> different from the listening direction. >> >> However, in the listening direction Beverages will actually >> "clear up" the >> crashes being heard from that direction. In other >> words, those crashes will >> become the predominant ones you hear with the exception of >> those caused by >> local storms. >> >> The crashes from the listening direction will not be as >> strong as they will >> be when listening on the TX antenna. >> >> The points I am trying to make are: >> >> 1. Beverages work VERY well. >> >> 2. Beverages will NOT eliminate all static crashes. >> >> 3. There is no silver bullet, but Beverages are about >> as close to the >> perfect solution as you can get. >> >> 4. There is NO substitute for acreage. I >> sincerely wish everyone had the >> capability of installing Beverages. But that wish is >> no different than my >> wish that we all had our TX antennas at the edge of a salty >> ocean beach. >> So, we live with what we have. >> >> Mis dos centavos, >> >> de Milt, N5IA >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> From: Guy Olinger K2AV >> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 8:19 AM >> >> Only if they have space for them. >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 10:59 AM, K4OWR <k2...@comcast.net> >> wrote: >> >> :::: When I switch to my beverage antenna the noise pretty >> much goes to >> almost nothing. >> Don't most serious operators have one....or more??? >> BILL K4OWR >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> On 3/19/2012 10:22 AM, N7DF wrote: >> >> During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to >> top band >> operation here 40 over nine crashes every >> 30 seconds kind of drown out >> everything, QRP or QRO >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK >> > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4880 - Release Date: 03/19/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK