Bruce I lost several resistors on my WF until I started to use NTE 3 W Metal on the vertical Waller Flag and on the Horizontal WF I am using an array of 9 parallel/series.
http://www.nteinc.com/resistor_web/pdf/threew.pdf Since that I never replaced it a single time in the last 4 years. The resistor has very low inductance but it is hard to find it, average price is near U$1. http://www.sourceresearch.com/store1/quickstore.cfm?ProductID=48700&do=detai l Regards JCarlos N4IS -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:46 PM To: Tom W8JI; [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: Beverage antenna terminations They were supposed to be non-inductive carbon, but need to find something better like carbon film. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom W8JI" <[email protected]> To: "Bruce" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:55 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Beverage antenna terminations > What kind of resistors are you using? > > They shouldn't do that if you use the right type. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:50 PM > Subject: Topband: Beverage antenna terminations > > >> After recent night time thunder storm activity, two Beverage antennas >> lost some directivity. Termination resistors looked normal, but an >> ohmmeter checked reviled they had each gone >> hundreds of ohms higher. Replaced resistors and back to normal. >> >> 73 >> Bruce-K1FZ >> www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html >> >> >> >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4117 / Virus Database: 3604/6694 - Release Date: 09/24/13 >> > > _________________ > Topband Reflector > _________________ Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector
