Large branch fell on far end of NE-SW Beverage (Temporary photo)
Far end of NE-SW Beverage - support pulleys
Far end of NE-SW Beverage - Reflection transformer
Far end of NE-SW Beverage - Tensioning pulleys and reflection transformer
Middle of NE-SW Beverage (House and barn are behind trees)
NE -SW Beverage antenna, looking ENE
NE-SW Beverage antenna, looking NE
NE -SW Beverage antenna, looking SW. House is behind trees.
Feed end of NE -SW Beverage antenna, looking NW. Old switch box can be seen to right of tree trunk
NE-SW Beverage feed end, old switch box. Antenna is jumpered to ground.
NE-SW Beverage - feed end
NE-SW Beverage - feed end - old switchbox
NE-SW Beverage - feed end - one of the ground rods and radials at base of support tree
Transformers in new waterproof box at feed end of NE-SW Beverage antenna. Two runs of RG-6 coax (1 for NE, 1 for SW) run from this box to station control in house. Black tip jacks are grounded.
Switch box at feed end of NW-SE Beverage antenna. Black tip jacks are grounded.
Switch box at feed end of NW-SE Beverage antenna. Remotely controlled direction. Separate terminating resistor for each direction
Switch box at feed end of NW-SE Beverage antenna. Remotely controlled direction
Switch box at feed end of NW-SE Beverage antenna. Remotely controlled direction. Relay, DC blocking capacitor, and RF choke can be seen here.
Switch box at feed end of NW-SE Beverage antenna
Reflection transformer inside Rx bottle, with leads
Reflection transformer inside Rx bottle lid
Reflection transformer inside Rx bottle lid, with experimental lightning arrestor gaps
New experimental NE-SW Reflection transformer
NE-SW Beverage - new reflection transformer at far end
NE-SW Beverage antenna, looking SW. Note house to left behind trees.
NW-SE Beverage - Plexiglas insulator on top of 10' steel mast
NW-SE Bi-directional Beverage antenna Middle of run, looking NW. NE-SW Beverage can be seen just above.
NW-SE Beverage - Feed end - looking NW
Base of NW-SE Beverage, showing feed coax, 3 radials, and one of 2 ground rods.
Feed conduit to NW-SE Beverage, showing 1 of 3 radials and 1 of 2 ground rods
NW-SE Beverage: feed end - direction control box
NW-SE Beverage: feed end - control box
Guy support posts
Guy support posts, guy wires
NW - SE Beverage - Feed end, with mast and control box (Notice that it's at the bottom of a hill)
NW - SE Beverage - Feed end
Another view of guy posts. Both are driven into ground at a 45 degree angle, although this view doesn't show that. Conduit contains RG-6 coax.
Conduit ends at fence. Most of RG-6 flooded CATV coax is laying on ground.
NW - SE Beverage - Feed end - top of 10' mast
NE-SW Beverage - feed end: new box with dual coax feed to station
Looking up where Beverages cross. One Beverage is about 7" below other. Notice that they do not cross at exactly 90 degrees.
NW-SE Beverage antenna far end tensioning pulleys
Reflection transformer fastened to mast at far end of NW-SW Beverage antenna.
Bottom of 10' mast at far (reflection transformer) end of NW-SE Beverage. One ground rod and seven radials. I used a galvanized ground rod because that's all I had. I suggest copper ground rods, they'll last longer.
Guy posts
The spacers can be 10' apart. You don't need to have them as close as I do on this section of this Beverage antenna.
