RE: [HCDX] At what point a longwire becomes a beverage (Was: Lots of Africans, plus a few ringers)

["Thomas R. Sundstrom" <trscons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Theorectically, a properly installed Beverage antenna is at least one
wavelength long at its intended operating frequency. Go to the library and
read "The Wave Antenna: A New Type of Highly Directive Antenna" by Harold
Beverage, Chester Rice and Edward Kellogg (presented at an AIEE convention
in NYC Feb 14-17, 1923.)  Fascinating reading. You'll find that the writers
never thought the antenna would work on frequencies higher than what we now
call the LW band.

My experience with a 1000-ft Beverage is that the highest practical
frequencies were 41m or so. Above 40/41m, the directional effects decreased.
I could hear and did work Heard Island (VK9NS) on 40 one summer day an hour
or two before other hams realized he was on the band; CW mode, of course,
100w, no silly sideband.

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Thomas R. Sundstrom <trs@xxxxxxxx>
TRS Consultants <http://www.trsc.com>

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:hard-core-dx-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert
Montgomery
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 7:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [HCDX] Lots of Africans, plus a few ringers

Always curious at what point a longwire becomes a beverage.
Bob Montgomery

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