Pete, N0FW Sent you an email a couple of weeks seeking more info about your TX array - suspect it may not have reached you.
Appreciate the opportunity to discuss via email Pete! Regards, Mark, K1RX Email: [email protected] > On Apr 15, 2019, at 10:35 AM, David Olean <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried a phased beverage array. I assume that it is working, but have > nothing to compare it to directly. I live in hilly terrain. In fact, the > phased beverage is on the side of "my" hill. The two wires are spaced about > 360 to 380 ft apart and both are around 1100 ft long. Both are aimed at > northern Europe. They do take up a lot of room. I figured about 10-11 acres! > I have two separate feedlines that are quite long, 1000 and 1400 ft long. > Beverage #1 is on flat ground at the base of a ridgeline that is 200 ft > higher. Beverage #2 is on top or on the slope of that ridge running parallel > to #1. The interesting fact that I have observed is that beverage #2 (the > higher one) hears quite a bit better than beverage #1. I use an NCC-1 box to > combine both wires. If both are in phase, the signal gets stronger, so I know > it is adding properly. I can also null out stuff in other directions, but it > takes some finesse and gain adjustments to achieve good nulls. > > So why is the higher beverage working better? I assume it is the local > terrain. My next plan is to assemble a third wire up on top of the ridge to > check out my theory, but the feedline will be 1800 ft long! I need a better > way to get the signals back home! > > Dave K1WHS > >> On 4/14/2019 9:27 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Phased Bevs are great. . .if you have the room and not have to take them >> down seasonally for crop work, etc. I put up the Hi-Z 8 circle/160 array >> about seven years ago, have not put up a Beverage since. . .and not looked >> back. YMMV. . .73. . . Dave, W0FLS >> >> From: Peter Meyer >> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 3:05 PM >> To: Brian Campbell ; John Harden, D.M.D. ; [email protected] ; >> [email protected] ; uy0zg ; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Topband: NA activity CW topband .................... >> >> My RX is up 24/7. I eliminated the Hi-Z-8-Pro a few years ago because of >> all the lightning/static issues. Now running phased beverages in 7 >> directions. I haven't really looked back. >> >> Nick - I am QRV 160m all summer. Just when my SS >> gets so late, it gets harder to stay up later for the EU SR. >> >> 73/DX - Pete N0FW >> >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector >> > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
