Topband: Fwd: Re: BOGs, Snakes and snowpack

[K2RS]

Thanks to everyone who offered info about the effectiveness of 
on-the-ground receive antennas operating under a snowpack.

73,

Jack   K2RS


On 2/27/2015 7:12 AM, K1FZ-Bruce wrote:
>
> I can believe this. If you think of earth as also capacitance to the
> wire,  the optimum  frequency would go much lower.
>
> Using radial wire grounds instead of deep ground rods, become part of
> the problem.
>
> A BOG antenna  is much less forgiving than an above ground Beverage,
> but  can be a very useful antenna
>
> 73
> Bruce-K1FZ
> www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html
>