Topband: BOGs, Snakes and snowpack

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Not based on my experience with BOGs and LOGs under significant snow, or
too many seasons of falling leaves, or both. One thing that happens is
whatever original BOG tuning, setting up good f/b, done with nothing on top
of it, gets really skewed as the velocity factor goes lower and lower,
under more frozen water, leaves, whatever.

BOGs deliver a lot less signal than regular beverages, and most often need
an amplifier or a good preamp in the rig to bring the signal up to useful
levels.

73, Guy.



On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 7:34 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Guy,
>
> I understand that the dielectric constant of snow is far higher than air.
> But wouldn't some length of a BOG covered with snow at least hear better
> than the mag and wire loop that he currently has?
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The short answer is that a foot of snow on top of it will affect it
>> terribly. The long answer is gawd-awful. Don't ask any more if you don't
>> want to know.
>>
>> 73, Guy
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 6:02 PM, K2RS <K2RSonline at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> > When spring finally arrives, I'd like to try a BOG and/or a Snake
>> receive
>> > antenna. I live on a half-acre suburban lot and these antennas are
>> doable.
>> >
>> > But I have a question about them. Does a substantial snowpack -- let's
>> say
>> > a foot or more -- have an effect on the performace of on-the-ground
>> receive
>> > antennas like BOGs and Snakes? For the past four winters, we have had at
>> > least 12" of snow on the ground from December until March. A couple of
>> > years we've had between three and four feet of snowpack throughout the
>> > winter.
>> >
>> > The BOG and Snake would be in addition to off-the-ground antennas, such
>> as
>> > wire loops and magnetic loops, so I would not be relying on them as my
>> only
>> > receive antenna.
>>
>
>