Stew,
A BOG can do a good job untermnated. If too long they self
terminate. Depends upon the soil as to length.
Check youtube..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXvcEwgUsU ;
Also check ..http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/
The biggest mistake is making the BOG antenna too long. Try not to go
over 200 feet for 160 meters. Longer will work in some locations
soil like desert, sand, other non/ partial conductiing types.
73
Bruce-K1FZ
On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 15:18:28 +0000 (UTC), GALE STEWARD via Topband wrote:
I'm thinking of trying a BOG as I could run it across the corner
of my neighbor's field (after he's finished mowing for the season.)
My questions are:
Can a BOG be used un-terminated and is it then bi-directional, as is a
conventional beverage?
In a terminated BOG, is the maximum received signal direction into the
terminated end or into the feed transformer end?
The reason for these questions is that I could easily position the BOG
to the EU direction but the feed point end needs to be at the NE end
(toward EU). It's not possible to run a feed line across the end of the
field to the "far" end of the BOG.
I didn't see these issues addressed in anything that I could find online.
Any info appreciated...
73, Stew K3ND
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