Topband: Help With First 80M 4-Square

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

Topband: Need Help with First 80M 4-Square Tower Location

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

Topband: Blessed With Too Many Trees?

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

Topband: Needed: Rule of Thumb

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

Topband: Beverage Measurements

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

Topband: Beverage Noise Measurements

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

Topband: Reducing Noise in the Shack

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

Topband: Beverage Antennas Trees

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.