On Jul 3, 11:43*am, dxAce wrote:
The termination at the far end only solves the problem of the antenna being bi-directional, that is of course
receiving signal from both the direction the wire is running (and, off the back end where it is fed).

Did have a place accessible to me at one time where we had 6 permanent Beverage antennas set up, all terminated. A
very nice place to DX, but always a lot of repair work on the wires as they ran through a wooded area.

We don't terminate here for two reasons:
1. the ground here is too dry and you can't get a proper earth
2. We actually like the open end in both directions as one end you get
Aussie and the other end N. America. Like a double whammy.

So you can DX Aussie at sunset/evening and N. America mornings/
sunrise. Makes the DXpeditions quite worthwhile.

Wow! a six beverage site = sheer DX heaven!

Ya, that's a problem with long beverages - people and animals walking
all over them and pulling them down. Another problem here is the high
price of copper will see your wire stolen from right under your nose
while you are busy DXing these days in mwaAfrika.

JP