First, thanks to ALL on this list who responded. I received more than 20
replies with suggestions and guidance.
Second, I used my MFJ-259 to measure the SWR from the shack. I was shocked
at what I found. Instead of 2:1 or less from 160-40, I had 8:1 SWR. This
indicates a fundamental issue
Just a few comments to Mark WD4ELG:
I too have a single short Beverage, about 350' over clay soil and sloping up a
hill to the west, fed with about a quarter mile of RG58. It's really too short
for top-band, but it does work. Myself and some other Gs have been carrying out
daily long path
Hi All,
I'm sure that the Epsom salts trick works well, but seems to require
quite a high level of maintenance. At my remote Rx site I use multiple
ground rods to terminate my Beverages. I find that using 3 rods, then
bringing the termination resistance back up to the 500 ohm that it
should
Hi Rick,
Obviously something is very wrong with your new Beverage. While your Beverage
is too short for really good performance on 160 meters, it should perform very
well on 80 and 40 meters. Please run some tests on those bands. If its not
performing as you expect on 80 and 40, you have
My first beverage, I was expecting better results.
Hello, Mark and others!
I agree with others that your BV is too short, but
.
What is your grounding system?
How long a grounding rods? What kind of ground surface do you have over
there?
I would be separating the problems here
.
Mark,
It IS short on 160, but it sure ought to work a little. And it should most
certainly work on 80.
I would look at the grounds, for starters. A single ground rod at each end
wouldn't work right here for me. I had to add some radials. Check this page out:
