Single wire Beverage MK2 CLASSIC
This Single wire Beverage classic is a long wire antenna installed very close to the ground. The antenna should be longer than 1 wavelength and installed at a height of less than 0.05 wavelength above ground. The beverage is usually terminated in a resistance at the end (opposite the feedpoint). Beverage antennas provide one of the least expensive and most reliable ways to improve DX capabilities on the low frequencies.
The MK2 version provides an improved transformer box design, adds the ability to rotate the phase 180 degrees, retains multiple protections, common-mode filter, and allows two impedance ratios to be selected.
The 0 to 180 degree phase change allows the Beverage kit to be used in a phased system. Both for 0 degrees it is a Broad-Side, for 0 and 180 degrees an End-Fire system.
The universal terminator contains a combination of 1W resistors that can be set to combinations of 240 to 900 Ohm using jumpers and add another 50 Ohm. This terminator can also be used with BOG designs, various loop antennas (DHDL, K9AY) and also contains several protections.
Using
- Low band receiving antenna
- Lower noise, better directivity
- Allows phased array: Broad-side, End-Fire
- Universal terminator
Main functions
- Broadband 0.1 to 30 MHz
- Single directional
- Low noise
- Protections - high voltage/current
- Termination resistance - universal terminator
- Two different impedance ratios: 1:6.25 or 1:9
- Common-mode coax choke included
- Electrostatic protection with neon lamps
- Overvoltage protection: GDT 75V
- High power protection with SuperFuse
- DC voltage isolation
- Stainless screws
- High quality connectors
- IP56 boxes - recommended to protect it against water
- Feeder size 100x100 mm
- Terminator size 64x58 mm
- ASSEMBLED VERSION
Parameters - Feed point BOX
- Transformer with 1:6.25 or 1:9 ration (by jumper)
- Coax impedance 50 or 75 Ohm (internal jumper)
- Gas Discharge Tube 75V
- Neon lamp 60V
- SuperFuse 100mA
- Common-mode choke (50Ohm coax)
- Phase 0 or 180 deg.: by jumper
- DC voltage isolation
- SO-239 output connector
- Feeder size 100x100 mm
Parameters - Universal Terminator BOX
- Selectable: 240, 320, 450, 900 Ohm
- Easy to add + 50 Ohm by jumper
- Gas Discharge Tube 75V
- Neon lamp 60V
- SuperFuse 100mA
- Power rating up to 5W
- Resistors rating 8W
- Can be used for BOG, classic, Loops etc.
- Terminator size 64x58 mm
PHASING into array
- Can be simply phased into an array
- 2 or 3el Broad-Side with 0deg. settings
- 2el End-Fire with 0 and 180deg.
- More in manual and technical article
Available as
ASSEMBLED: ready to use
Included in package
Single wire box assembled and tested
Universal terminator assembled and tested
Manual
If you want to know more please check our wiki with Single wire Beverage MK2 classic manual and technical article.
block diagram
example of right configuration with CMCC
example of RX antenna arrays
Data sheet
- type
- ASSEMBLED
- design
- in enclosure
- usage
- RX
- impedance
- both 50 & 75 Ohm
- front-end protection
- output
- frequency range
- 0.1 MHz to 30 MHz
- product dimensions
- 65x58x35 mm - PU box IP56
100x100x50 mm - PU box IP56
- product weight (brutto)
- 0.44 kg
- package dimensions
- 18.5x14x10.5 cm
Specific References
- ean13
- 1000090117182







