Moisture can adversely affect a BOGs performance. BOGs work best in arid climates...............so if you see me running around with a Ladies Heat Gun (hair dryer) in the middle of the night................
Lee KX4TT -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harald Rester Sent: Thursday, 1 August, 2019 14:55 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: BOG height Paul, the higher the wire, the more output of the antenna, but all other paramters changes as well. I can say definitely that a unidirectional BOG with 270ft works ways better than a beverage with the same size (abt Lambda/2 on 160m) My BOGs have the W7IUV Preamp, works fine. 73! Am 01.08.2019 um 20:10 schrieb Paul Mclaren: > Thanks so far, interesting that it doesn’t always work well for everyone. > I am working on a compromise here so any result is a bit of a gain. > > Don’t worry I get the ON the ground part, just looking for practical > advice does that mean insulation of the wire touching for the whole > run or slightly above and at what point does it no longer be on the > ground....1 > inch, 6 inches? Does it the gain get sharper as the wire height changes? > > > Regards > > Paul > > On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 19:01, Wes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Doesn't "BOG" mean, Beverage On Ground? If so, isn't the a nswer, >> "on the ground"? >> >> Wes N7WS >> >> On 8/1/2019 10:08 AM, Paul Mclaren wrote: >>> Just a ‘simple’ question hopefully - How close to the ground should >>> a BOG be for best/good performance? >>> >>> I am looking for any additional info that I can get to supplement >>> what I have found online already so good on the balun, wire type and >>> termination resistor. >>> >>> My single unterminated beverage I have at the moment was >>> transformational compared to a Wellbrooke loop but the location it >>> is in will soon be 80 >> new >>> homes so time to look elsewhere. Current plan is a small number >>> (maybe >>> three) BOG antennas switched by a remote relay but distance is >>> limited to 200ft maximum in any direction. >>> >>> Plan is to use the BOGs for 160 but also 80,40 and maybe 30m. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Paul MM0ZBH >>> _________________ >>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector >> >> >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector >> > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
