Mine are installed thru the woods and I spent considerable time trimming out low growth plus interfering branches. The path doesnt deviate over a feet in order to pass to the side of trees and I had to reroute a few when I discovered my eyeball and compass werent in agreement!
Nobody ever said it was easy but the end results are good with excellent patterns and noise reduction. The 2 wire reversible Beverages are mounted to trees using electric fence insulators found locally in bags of 25 at a feed and grain/pets/horsey set shop. Carl KM1H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Willenberg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 2:45 PM Subject: Topband: Beverage Antennas & Trees >I am preparing to install a reversible Beverage antenna, using 450 Ohm > ladderline. All of the components are from DX Engineering. The maximum > length I could fit on my property was 480ft. This would be the first of > my > receive antennas for my first venture into 160 and 80M. > > Here is my concern. To fit an antenna of that length, oriented in a N-E > or > S-W direction, it will have to go through a think grove of trees (many are > over 75ft high) and an even thicker underbrush of younger trees and junk > growth. Despite all of the trees, I think I can keep it pretty much in a > straight line. How significant will the attenuation be caused by all of > the branches and leaves? > > Thanks for your help to a newcomer to your band. > > Wayne, KK6BT > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2433/5081 - Release Date: 06/20/12 > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
