Hi Ed,
600 feet is much too long for a BOG on any ham band except 630 meters. Performance deteriorates as you lengthen a 160 meter BOG beyond about 225 feet. Because a BOG is so lossy, an unterminated BOG has significantly reduced response from the backward direction. 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward via Topband" <topband@contesting.com> To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:12:50 PM Subject: Topband: Beverage Ant Thread I have also been planning my own Beverage antenna. My situation will only allow for a BOG which will be bidirectional and >600' long. I plan to use the DXE kit, specifically designed for ladder line. My understanding is that 600' would be too long for a BOG on 160m. Though 160 is one application, my other passion is logging foreign BCB DX reception. What would the happy medium be? Maybe two separate antennas? Advice appreciated. 73, Ed NI6S/7Z1ES _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
