Gary Marks wrote:
> It sounds like zig-zagging a 500' BOG isn't a good idea but I could run one
> in a straight line for 300 ft. Has anyone tried running two or three BOG
> antennas in a straight line parallel to each other (within 5 ft. of each
> other) and combining them together just before entering your shack ? Would
> that just amount to two or three of the same weak signal or would it be two
> to three times stronger ?
>
>
>
Gary, both the signal and the noise would be stronger, so there would be
no advantage. In order to gain some directivity and hence S/N
advantage, you would need broadside spacing, preferably of a half
wavelength or more. 330 ft spacing is a good figure.
73, Greg, ZL3IX
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