Hello ,
My name is Jim and I live near Kevin in Bainbridge Island, WA.? I have never
posted to the IRCA but enjoy reading everyones dx exploits.? I haven't really
done any MW dxing as I am hooked on LW NBD's (strange isn't it).? My antenna
started as a 150' end fed random wire on the ground pointing NW/SE.? It
performed well and the pattern was more like a dipole than a beverage.? I added
an additional 150' last October and found a whole lot of new NDB's from Hawaii
and Alaska to the Caribbean Sea.? I have also logged many Russian LW broadcast
stations as well as a few from Europe.? The antenna pattern appears to be
rather broad and I think it would work well for general MW DX.?
I think Kevin should put out some wire as soon as possible!
BTW John I enjoyed the? Impedance Transformer articles on dxing.info and have
rolled a few of my own.
Jim Kenny
Bainbridge Island, WA
R75, Perseus receivers
300' end fed long wire on the ground?
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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:49:24 -0600
From: "John H. Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Center-fed BOG?
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If you don't have any impedance matchers, there is a nifty article at
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ called "A Second Look at Fabricating
Impedance Transformers......" Look on the lower left of that web page.
And, Kevin.... PLEASE let us know your results. As our hobby ages, a
lot more of us are considering downsizing to condo's, garden homes,
etc... and smaller antennas for the home place are in our futures.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY DIRECT FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH 150 to 200 FOOT BOGs????
John B.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Rcvrs: WiNRADiO 313e, Eton e1, NRD-535(kiwa-mods)
Antennas: 700' NE/SW mini-Bev, Wellbrook Phased Array (pre-production version)
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