Roger posted.....":but I would emphasize that WD1A is horrible for bi-directional Beverages as the loss is excessive in the transmission line mode." Roger that is clearly the case as I have found here the hard way. I now use the WD1A for single wire Beverage antennas due to its low cost and strength. I just terminate the far end with a 450 Ohm non-inductive resistor. it would be great for radials as well.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 6:30 PM Roger Parsons via Topband < topband@contesting.com> wrote: > Joel W5ZN wrote: > > ... low cost radial wire options got me thinking about WD1A. Anyone have > any experience with it as radial wire?? There are two wires that should > pull apart easily ... > > I use WD1A wire mostly for (single direction) Beverages, but also as > radials at the ends of those antennas. In my experience it is excellent for > both applications BUT only if the two wires remain joined. If they are > pulled apart they seem to be self tangling! I think that the wire is > actually a very clever design - the two wires appear to have opposite > twists - so it lays very flat and straight. > > (I know this is not the subject of the posts, but I would emphasise that > WD1A is horrible for bi-directional Beverages as the loss is excessive in > the transmission line mode.) > > 73 Roger > VE3ZI > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband