Hello Mark! I did a similar thing a couple of years ago in order to run a BOG across the abandoned farm behind my property. Never doing that again!
The following season I set the mower deck to maximum height on my lawn and garden tractor and drove thru the same field of six foot high weeds and thorns ( and assorted ticks ). That worked a lot better ( and much safer too ). What I learned was that the BOG works well when laying directly on the ground, but was worthless when draped over weeds. GL es 73 Lloyd - N9LB -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Lunday Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2019 2:48 PM To: Mikek <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: BOG questions OK, my wife now is convinced that I have a screw loose in the brain somewhere (she had plenty of evidence before but decided to give me the benefit of the doubt until today)....I just spent an hour in the hot North Carolina sun, wearing jeans and a heavy winter jacket so that I could wade through 300 feet of neck-high thorns and nettles and tamp those down so I could re-lay the insulated BOG wire. I do this for three reasons: 1. I want to confirm the theory that growing grass/weeds around the original installation 11 moths ago have compromised performance 2. A nearby lightning strike Friday night wiped out something in my HiZ 4-square receiving array, and I refuse to use the 160 meter inverted L for receive, even though this is a quiet QTH. 3. Even at my age of 55, I find sudden surges of energy when involved with such projects. I shall share my observations as the nights progress, while I investigate/diagnose/repair/replace the damaged parts on the HiZ array. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be [email protected] http://wd4elg.blogspot.com SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972 QRP ARCI #16497 _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
