Topband: Beverage under ice

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Sat Feb 5 16:26:40 PST 2011


Same scenario here with BOG. Sensitivity way down but directivity appears same. I may run a new wire on top of the ice cap which is a couple feet thick at this point in NNJ. Prob not solid all way thru -only about 4 inches solid ice cap!

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On Feb 5, 2011, at 12:05, "Zivney, Terry L." <00tlzivney at bsu.edu> wrote:

> As a note about my recent posting, I listened early last night to the under-ice
> beverages.  They still show good directivity on the BC band - I can listen to
> two different stations on the same  frequency by switching beverages.
> 
> But, the sensitivity on the ham bands is waaaaay down.  S9+ signals on
> 40 were S1, and I couldn't hear band noise on 160 even with the rig's
> preamp on!
> 
> I know this isn't exactly the "beverage on ground" BOG system, but I had
> hoped it would work adequately.  It doesn't, which is why I posted my
> earlier question.
> 
> Terry Zivney, N4TZ/9
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