Moisture can adversely affect a BOGs performance. BOGs work best in arid
climates...............so if you see me running around with a Ladies Heat Gun
(hair dryer) in the middle of the night................
Lee KX4TT
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Harald Rester
Sent: Thursday, 1 August, 2019 14:55
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: BOG height
Paul,
the higher the wire, the more output of the antenna, but all other paramters
changes as well. I can say definitely that a unidirectional BOG with 270ft
works ways better than a beverage with the same size (abt
Lambda/2 on 160m) My BOGs have the W7IUV Preamp, works fine.
73!
Am 01.08.2019 um 20:10 schrieb Paul Mclaren:
> Thanks so far, interesting that it doesn’t always work well for everyone.
> I am working on a compromise here so any result is a bit of a gain.
>
> Don’t worry I get the ON the ground part, just looking for practical
> advice does that mean insulation of the wire touching for the whole
> run or slightly above and at what point does it no longer be on the
> ground....1
> inch, 6 inches? Does it the gain get sharper as the wire height changes?
>
>
> Regards
>
> Paul
>
> On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 19:01, Wes <wes_n7ws@triconet.org> wrote:
>
>> Doesn't "BOG" mean, Beverage On Ground? If so, isn't the a nswer,
>> "on the ground"?
>>
>> Wes N7WS
>>
>> On 8/1/2019 10:08 AM, Paul Mclaren wrote:
>>> Just a ‘simple’ question hopefully - How close to the ground should
>>> a BOG be for best/good performance?
>>>
>>> I am looking for any additional info that I can get to supplement
>>> what I have found online already so good on the balun, wire type and
>>> termination resistor.
>>>
>>> My single unterminated beverage I have at the moment was
>>> transformational compared to a Wellbrooke loop but the location it
>>> is in will soon be 80
>> new
>>> homes so time to look elsewhere. Current plan is a small number
>>> (maybe
>>> three) BOG antennas switched by a remote relay but distance is
>>> limited to 200ft maximum in any direction.
>>>
>>> Plan is to use the BOGs for 160 but also 80,40 and maybe 30m.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Paul MM0ZBH
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