Hi, Kevin. Must have passed by your area on the way from Port Angeles to Seattle via the Bainbridge/Seattle ferry. Lovely area for sure! In my experience, even relatively short BOGs do surprisingly well, and are quite quiet at the same time. For MW dxing, it seems to me that a 150' wire on the ground might indeed outperform the same length at a height above the ground. No harm in experimenting, I'd say. I don't think I'd bother with a center fed antenna, but rather try putting out two BOGs (and I'm using that term loosely) along the ground in opposite directions. Initially I'd simply try them as is, and later, experiment with termination. Also, you could try using the two with a phasing unit. There's no end to the experimentation that we can do in this wonderful hobby of ours! ......Walt (temporarily in Auburn, WA and looking forward to meeting Gary and Guy in an hour or so).
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:19 pm Subject: [IRCA] Center-fed BOG? To: [email protected] > Hi all: > > I live in a townhouse development, where putting out 300 or more > feet of > wire just isn't possible. However, I could put out 150 > feet in two > opposite directions, essentially a 300 foot center-fed > longwire/BOG. One > of the directions is West, towards TP-ville. > > Does anyone have any insights as to whether or not it would > still be > decently directional, and whether or not it could/should be > terminated at > one end with a resistor?? > > Alternately, would just 150 feet be worth it? > > Thanks! > > Kevin S > Bainbridge Island, WA > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > _______________________________________________ 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]
