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Re: Topband: BOG question

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Subject: Re: Topband: BOG question
From: Gary K9GS <garyk9gs@wi.rr.com>
Reply-to: garyk9gs@wi.rr.com
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 20:55:24 -0500
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Does the length of a BOG scale linearly?  In other words, 100' for 80M?

On 10/1/2015 5:09 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
I fully agree, Chuck. I forget the actual length, but IIRC, 200' is a
commonly used length on 160.
400' or 500' of wire on the earth is much too long to work right on most
types of ground.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@msn.com> wrote:

Frank:
I believe there is a large influence of height above ground on VF. ... The
influence of height on VF is very very pronounced.

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