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Antennas : Beverage

• Beverage antennas notes - How to build a beverage antenna. How to deploy a BOG antenna for your next SWL DX-ing activity. Give it a try and follow the orientation tips for this bi-directional antenna.
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• Beverage Antenna Construction - Types of beverage wires, choose best supports and insulators, multiple antennas at one feedpoint, all well documented with photos and exaustive explanation. This article offers insights on building Beverage antennas for optimal reception. Key takeaways include using strong wire (copperweld or electric fence), proper termination, and a good grounding system (multiple copper rods). The author recommends maximizing antenna length and orienting it towards desired stations. For best results, utilize an antenna tuner and experiment with termination resistors.
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• Beverage Receive Antenna - The Beverage we use is a DX Engineering RPS-1 dual directional 360 foot 109,7 m, oriented due North/South, six feet 1,8 m off the ground. The antenna uses 450 ohm ladder line as the antenna, and 75 ohm RG-6u for the feedline. The antenna runs atop the fence between our property and 5 acres of pasture next door.
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• Beverage Transformers for HF Receiving Antennas - This FAQ covers building and buying transformers for loop-on-ground and Beverage antennas. Building one uses ferrite cores and thin wire. Buying is an option, with the DX Engineering BFS-1 being recommended. These transformers isolate the antenna from the cable to prevent unwanted signal pickup.
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• The Reversible BOGs - The author struggled with receiving antennas on his property. After a standard Beverage on Ground (BOG) antenna failed, he built a Reverse Beverage on Ground (RBOG) using telephone cable. He details construction and testing, finding the RBOG outperformed other antennas in noise level, signal strength, and reception pattern. Software modeling helped optimize the antenna length. Unfortunately, the project ended when telephone cable from the second RBOG was stolen.
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• An Overview of Beverage Receiving Antennas  ^new - This article explores Beverage antennas, a type used for low-frequency radio reception. Despite the mystique, they are relatively simple wire antennas placed near the ground. Their key benefit is improved signal-to-noise ratio by rejecting unwanted signals. While lengthier antennas offer better reception, even shorter versions (around 200 feet) can improve DX reception compared to traditional antennas.
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