I'm about to do some measurements on a BOG.
I've been a little slow getting things working, I've now got my inside
and outside boxes assembled,
I understand I can break the BOG in the middle and find resonant
frequency as a dipole.
From that I can calculate the VF. I may leave this for a while and hope
for rain to get some
different measurements.
I also wonder about measurements, on the ground, at 1" above ground,
and at 2" above ground. Is there any advantage to
the pattern or signal strength. At 2" inches I could weed whip to keep
it weed free.
On a second note, I'm building it long, for the AM band and
considering using KD4Zs stretch modules (in my case shrink modules)
for 160M and 80M bands. Although I think I would just terminate
instead of reflect.
Your thoughts? any good pages about the Dipole on ground measurements
appreciated.
Mikek KF4ITA
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