Thanks for the response. Perhaps I should think about two separate antennas? Seems the longer one may be just what I need for BCB. They would all be terminated and bidirectional with the DXE product.
73, Ed > On Jul 8, 2018, at 5:45 AM, Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> wrote: > > Can you be more specific about "deterioration"? > > - front to back? > > - front to side? > > -gain? > > > It's my feeling that lengthening a BOG past .5 wavelength or so may bring a > bearing into a null and move other bearings out of a null, just like a normal > Beverage. The result may be seen as beneficial or not, depending on where you > are and where the interference is. > > > Chuck > > > ________________________________ > From: Topband <topband-boun...@contesting.com> on behalf of > donov...@starpower.net <donov...@starpower.net> > Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2018 8:13 AM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: Beverage Ant Thread > > 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 Archives - Contesting Online Home<http://www.contesting.com/_topband> > www.contesting.com > Topband Mailing List Archives. Search String: [How to search] Display:. > Description:. Sort: > > > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband