The late Milt Jensen, N5IA successfully used that wire. It takes custom matching transformers (which I made for him*), but he told me that those Beverages worked just as well as his other, wide-spaced Beverages.
AFAIK, his club still has those Beverages up. *I no longer sell them. 73, Mike W0BTU On Sun, Jan 12, 2020, 2:55 PM MU 4CX250B <[email protected]> wrote: > John, I had exactly the same experience as you with the DXE 450 ohm > ladderline. After two frustrating years of repairs, I finally switched > it for WD-1/TT mil surplus field telephone wire. I now have four > lengths of 720 ft each for my beverage antennas, which have been in > the field for four years, with zero maintenance issues. > > On my beverages, the WD-1 is tied to a 4x4 post at each end, and > routed loosely through holes in ceramic insulators spaced every 60 > feet or so. The wire is indestructible, comes as a twisted pair in > half-mile spools, and costs about $50 for an unused spool. I tie the > twisted pair wires together to make a single conductor. It’s extremely > strong, impervious to the elements, including the high winds and > intense UV sunlight, here in NM at 7000 ft elevation. > 73, > Jim w8zr > > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
