Dennis, Assuming decent ground, a common reaction of first time ewe users seems to be "why didn't I try this before?" They can yield fine performance for a relatively small amount of wire and effort. Case in point is Paul's recent report of KVNS heard on his small ewe from Troon, Scotland. Not requiring an elevated return line for ground or a center post support such as in a K9AY or Kaz is better for my use as my house occupies most of my lot and an elevated return line would be a trip-line for visitors, especially across my entrance sidewalk. Don't give up on the bog. The power lines in my neighborhood run behind the house above the lane in the back. Because of potential powerline noise, I choose to run it in the front street which was 100' away from the lane's powerlines. In the street, the bog was deaf. Using test equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars, a self-propelled RFI detector made by Toyota, I rode down the lane and didn't notice powerline noise. I rolled the bog out down the lane and it works FB. Location, location, location. BTW, K9AY's technique of gluing two Amidon FB77-6301 ferrite beads side by side in binocular fashion to make a matching transformer is what I use to match my ewes and bog to coax. http://lists.contesting.com/_topband/2005-09/msg00003.html
73, Gil NN4CW Savannah GA _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
