[TowerTalk] [re: TowerTalk] BOG vs BEV on 160

[john at kk9a.com]

Most of us have make compromises in our antennas.  At my Aruba station I had
a Pennant very close to my top band vertical on a small lot. I could
consistently hear better on it than the TX antenna so I felt it was worth
the effort to put up every trip.  I believe that your beverage will work
fine plus they are so easy to install that it is certainly worth trying.

GL
John KK9A 


To:	"TowerTalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:	[TowerTalk] BOG vs BEV on 160
From:	Keith Hanson <ac9s at hotmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2018 22:24:02 +0000


I have been using a 200' BOG for the last couple of years on 160 with
"pretty 
good results".  Definitely quieter on receive than the 1/4 wave sloper.   I 
could manage a 500' Beverage on my lot, but it would have to pass almost 
directly past the tower from which the sloper is hung.  Any opinions here on

whether I would improve my situation by putting up a short above ground 
Beverage this year instead of the BOG.  I would put some sort of "receive 
protection" on the Beverage because of proximity to the transmit antenna.  
These antennas would be oriented NE/SW and in either case I will lay out a
BOG 
at right angles oriented to the SE/NW primarily for South America and the 
Caribbean.

Thanks,

Keith - AC9S