--- Bob Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pardon my ignorance but what exactly does BOG stand for? Beverage on > Ground? > These sound pretty good if so, I can't really dig around here too > much junk > in the woods but could lie two wires on the ground if that's what > these are, > how exactly do you construct these? How would they compare to two >
A BOG is a Beverage on Ground. You may also see BUG ( Beverage Under Ground or even BUS ( Beverage Under Sand ( on the beach ). You would expect a BOG of the same length to act as if it were an antenna of about 1000' up off the ground. That gives you substantially better directivity. Termination ( grounding through a resistance ) one end can make it narrow-lobe single-end specific. And at the end of the night, you can roll it back up again - a true stealth anetnna. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
