Hi Mark,
Its not correct to refer to a 250 foot Beverage operating on either 80 or 40 meters as a "short Beverage." That length is ideal for 40 meters and excellent for 80 meters. Only on 160 meters should it be considered a short Beverage with a very broad main lobes off the ends. 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Lunday" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 9:46:58 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Some experiments with a short beverage, not succeeding very well Update - with the issue resolved, the beverage does hear DX on 40 meters, and is quieter than the inverted L as expected. It is able to hear signals to NW and SW, which is also expected due to the shorter length. This is just two nights of observations, bu tI will continue to perform additional experiments over the summer with lots of static and see how much quieter it can hear compared to the inverted L. 250 feet of beverage is certainly usable as a receive antenna. Thanks again everyone for the help! Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be [email protected] http://wd4elg.blogspot.com SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972 QRP ARCI #16497 _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
