Topband: BOG

[G4GED Dave]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Petr Ourednik" <indians at xsmail.com>
>
> I would like to ask beverage guru's over here if somebody using BOG
> successfully
>
> 73 - Petr, OK1RP

Petr,

I have a temporary 200m BoG which I deploy across my local farmers field in 
directions that I cannot put a permanent BEV. I only deploy it when there is 
some 160m DXpedition that I need in that direction.
It has worked extreemly well and enabled me to put several "new ones"  in my 
Log which would otherwise have been impossible.

It's simply a length of thin insulated wire fed in the same way as a BEV 
except that the xfmr is 4:1 instead of 9:1. It's just laid directly on the 
ground in a straight line and in my case, un-terminated. You might need to 
check it every week or so in case the "local critters" have had a nibble of 
it !

I cannot get involved in any theory about these things, I'm an entirely 
practical person. "Suck it and see"  is my philosophy ;-)

My advise would be to try a BoG, give it a chance and see if it works for 
you. You've nothing to lose, apart from a bit of cheap wire !

GL
Dave