Topband: Modeling a BOG

[Mike Waters]

I have never heard of anyone burying a BOG. The radials could be buried an
inch or so, but a BOG should lay on the ground or slightly above. 2 ft. is
two feet too deep.

About 200' is a common length for a BOG on 160.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 6:51 PM, James Wolf <jbwolf at comcast.net> wrote:

> I am trying to model a BOG (Beverage On or in the Ground). ... As soon as
> I drop the antenna below ground level, approx. 2 ft. without errors,  I
> lose all indication of directivity except for a few dB.   I have tried
> different lengths from 200 ft. to 800 ft.
>