Re: [IRCA] Effect of beverage on WABV directivity

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Like I said, when we arrange this meet up, bring your wires bring your
radios... and several comfy chairs or tables and we can sit out an DX all
night long till I sign on again at 530am(which will be my sign on time by
the time we get this shebang organized)

Paul



On 4/17/07, Charles A Taylor <MWDXer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> At 07:46 PM 4/16/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >--- Charles A Taylor <MWDXer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > What is the possibility of your group (when it
> > > meets) planting posts for a
> > > semi-permanent beverage?
> >
> >It would be useless, and could also change the non DA
> >characteristics of the WABV pattern.
> >
>
> Powell,
>
> Craig Healy just wrote a fair amount on the subject.
>
> First of all, the beverage is horizontally polarized; the WABV
> tower vertically polarized. That means the coupling between the
> two would be minimal. In the event that the beverage DOES
> modify the ND pattern of WABV, it would be a matter of detuning
> the beverage so that it becomes "invisible" at 1590 kHz.
>
> Craig wrote a piece a while ago about using a beverage strung
> next to a radiating tower. It would probably be necessary
> to put a trap in the beverage/receiver feedline to prevent
> overloading the receiver while the station is on the air.
> Otherwise, no great problem. That is, unless the beverage is
> next to a high-power station.
>
> I don't remember Craig commenting on problems with a beverage
> distorting the DA pattern of a station.
>
> 73,
>
> Charles
>
> Charles A Taylor, WD4INP
> Greenville, North Carolina
>
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