Folded Beverage Antenna

Folded Beverage Antenna

By: Igor Grigorov, VA3ZNW

I have got a new job, and therefore I have moved again in a new place. I have moved from Richmond Hill to Niagara Falls, it is 150 km far from my old location. Of course on the new location the question about antenna arose again.

At first sight it seems to me like a simple matter because I have enough space on my backyard to install something big and real. But... while I have been lived in Niagara Falls for several autumn and winter months I discovered that there are very strong winds. At the winds trees on my backyard shake in different directions and sloped almost to ground, plastic garbage cans flying around... In winter time minus 20 C degree may suddenly change to plus 5 degree and again to minus 20 turning backyard to ice skate rink.

So I need antenna that can stand strong winds, do not require service in winter and (of course!) work on the Bands from 160 to 6 meter. Only one antenna can provide such requirements. It is the Beverage Antenna with wire stapled to fence. Winds cannot damage the wire, squirrels and raccoons do not interested in the fence wire and the Beverage antenna should work in a wide range.

However I cannot install straight Beverage Antenna. Wire that was installed on the fence around of my backyard has shape elongated along letter U. Figure 1 shows design of the antenna. Wire was stapled to the fence at height of 1.8 meter above the ground. The total length of the wire was 41 meter.

Figure 1 Folded Beverage Antenna

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