Re: [IRCA] Legalized Bevereges

["Russ Johnson" <radiok3pi@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have turns and bends in mine.  You have to go with what you've got!   Mine
are usually in the 5' above ground range but there sure are a lot of people
that enjoy great results with the on-ground method.  At least you don't have
to deal with them falling down!

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:32 AM, <kj8o@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Russ and Marc,
>
> Thx for your answers.
>
> I guess what I could do that might do the trick, now that it's time to
> start
> mowing again... cut the grass as short as possible, lay the antenna wires
> down as close to the ground as possible, use lawn staples to hole the wire
> in place, and then the lawn clippings and earthworms will eventually bury
> the wires. If I put in a 60 degree turn, I could manage to get in 200'
> that
> way quite easily.
>
> JM
>
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:11:17 -0400, Russ Johnson wrote
> > I think you would not get the directivity associated with a
> > beverage.  I have gotten decent directivity with "mini-beverages"
> > (under 200 ft) terminated with resistor to grounding rod.  I would
> > try running a wire as long as you can and terminating it vs. the
> > back and forth wire.  See what that does for you.
>
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