Many thanks to all of you that told me to look at the labeling on the ladder line. Sure enough, the DX Engineering brand has the labels off-set to one side, so that it can be plainly seen which side is which!
(((73))) Phil, K5PC Subject: RE: Topband: Bi-Directional Beverage Question Hi Phil, I have 2 Bi-directionnal DxEngineering Beverage, one day I have found one broken by a tractor. Luckily the manufacturer wrote his name and the model still on the same side of the ladder line, it allowed me to easily repair. 73's Daniel, F1UVN. <http://www.f1uvn.com> www.f1uvn.com Topband: Bi-Directional Beverage Question from [ <http://lists.contesting.com/archives/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=%2Bfrom%3Aphi lclements%40centurylink.net&idxname=Topband&sort=date%3Alate> Phil Clements] [Permanent <http://lists.contesting.com/archives/cgi-bin/mesg.cgi?a=Topband&i=00bd01cc4 fb9%247205ab60%2456110220%24%40centurylink.net> Link][Original <http://lists.contesting.com/archives/cgi-bin/extract-mesg.cgi?a=Topband&m=2 011-08&i=00bd01cc4fb9%247205ab60%2456110220%24%40centurylink.net> ] To: <[email protected] <mailto:topband%40contesting.com> > Subject: Topband: Bi-Directional Beverage Question From: "Phil Clements" <[email protected] <mailto:philclements%40centurylink.net> > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:38:35 -0500 List-post: <[email protected] <mailto:%3ca%20href=> ">mailto:[email protected] <mailto:topband%40contesting.com> > I have four bi-directional Beverages from DX Engineering. They tell you that when installing, make sure the ladder line side connected to the "+" terminal on one end is connected to the "+" terminal on the other end. They do not furnish a schematic, so I have been installing a battery on one end of the ladder line and reading volts on the other. I then mark the "+" side with red tape. The rub comes in when weather or an animal breaks the ladder line somewhere between the ends, and a repair is made. The brush and trees make it difficult to take a trip 720 feet down to the far end to place the battery, and then 720 feet back to the near end to read the results, then back to the far end to remove the battery and re-connect the line. It would be so nice and time saving to be able to take readings at one end and see if the polarity is correct without all the leg-work? Any ideas out there? Does it really matter about the polarity? Thanks in advance for any advice. (((73))) Phil, K5PC _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
