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Re: Topband: BevFlex-4X - RX antenna

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Subject: Re: Topband: BevFlex-4X - RX antenna
From: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 23:31:38 -0400
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Tim

Which antenna will you be using ; BOG, Beverage or a FLAG/Pennant

I have been doing some experimenting with the BF-4X with BOGs and Beverages in both very poor sandy soil and then again at a water front (salt) canal location. Eventually I will get around to trying out a FLAG/Pennant style as well. Seems to work pretty well in my dry sandy location� the performance has been less than stellar so far next to the saltwater canal, I think this may have more to do with the seawall near by. This is a BOG issue and not any problem with the BF-4X boxes. with BOGS i tried it in an end fed and center� fed configuration� and an of center feed with a beverage.

The for BF-4X literature says BOGs from 100 to 300' . For my poor soil conditions I find that 200' ( as many other s have reported for BOGs) is the upper limit> performance was noticeably poorer at 225', 250' and 350' . This is a function of soil conditions and not the boxes and YMMV.

Dave
NR1Dx

On 10/16/2019 11:35 AM, Tim Duffy wrote:
Thinking about the Fall Stew coming up this Saturday, I will be trying out
the BevFlex-4X that W9XT is now manufacturing.


Here is the flyer:

<https://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/ums-bevfle
x-4x.pdf>
https://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/technicalarticles/ums-bevflex
-4x.pdf


And the BevFlex-4X details:

<https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/ums-bevflex-4x>
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/ums-bevflex-4x


73

Tim K3LR



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