Bruce, Yes, yes and yes. 9:1 transformers, beverage friendly resistors (cant remember the exact spec) with about 1" connection to the ground rods. Ground rods not that long but shallow clay bed here anyway and a mossy lawn due to the lack of drainage so fair conductivity. Coax is just pushed about 1" into a slit in the lawn so not ideal and needs a more permanent solution. To be honest it was a quick and dirty experiment so will get improved when I do some landscaping the xyl has requested which naturally will include new buried coax conduits and more radials.
Regards Paul MM0ZBH On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 at 17:57, K1FZ-Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > Hi Paul, > > > > Glad you are ready to work DX > > > > Are the Beverage antenna transformer and termination resistor close to > the ground rods, with short interconnect wires.? > > > > Are your coax cables buried to help with noise pick up.? > > > > Some of the small metal loops are not as good as the larger wire home > built ones. > > DX is getting much better most notice-able at sunrise & sunset. > > > > 73 > > Bruce > > > > On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:25:25 +0100, Paul Mclaren <paul....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I am in that category only having put up inverted L for 160m as an > extension on my 40m quarterwave vertical recently. Receive antennas are > Wellbrook loop and a couple of 40m beverages point NE/SW on top of a 7 foot > high boundary wall. This was only put in place in the summer so yet to try > my first winter and can't really believe I will hear anything Stateside or > beyond - my best DX so far with limited effort is A65. The beverages are > not very directional on 160m but hear into the local suburban noise better > than the loop plus they work well on 80m and 40m RX as a bonus. > > I'll take any criticism going but for a normal UK house my garden is > pretty average so I have to make do. > > Regards > > Paul MM0ZBH > > Bruce-k1fz >> http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/flag_antennas.html >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband