Topband: : BOG Question

[K1FZ-Bruce]

Stew,
 
A BOG can do a good job untermnated.   If too long they self 
terminate. Depends upon the soil as to length. 
 
Check youtube.....    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXvcEwgUsU 
 
Also check ..http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/
 
The biggest mistake is making the BOG antenna too long. Try not to go 
over 200 feet for 160 meters.  Longer will work in some locations   
soil like desert, sand, other non/ partial conductiing types. 
 
 
73
Bruce-K1FZ
 

On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 15:18:28 +0000 (UTC), GALE STEWARD via Topband  wrote:

       I'm thinking of trying a BOG as I could run it across the corner 
of my neighbor's field (after he's finished mowing for the season.)
My questions are:
Can a BOG be used un-terminated and is it then bi-directional, as is a 
conventional beverage?
In a terminated BOG, is the maximum received signal direction into the 
terminated end or into the feed transformer end?
The reason for these questions is that I could easily position the BOG 
to the EU direction but the feed point end needs to be at the NE end 
(toward EU). It's not possible to run a feed line across the end of the 
field to the "far" end of the BOG. 
I didn't see these issues addressed in anything that I could find online. 
Any info appreciated... 
73, Stew K3ND
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