Hi,
What if you come all four twisted pairs into a single pair?
I can't try this on my postage stamp lot because no reasonable beverage
will fit.
73,
Bill KU8H
On 5/17/20 4:19 PM, Mikek wrote:
Did a first test on a BOG, I noted it didn't have a f/b ratio.
Then I noted I connected the
http://durenberger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BEVERAGE-ANTENNAS-IN-THE-DESERT.pptx
presented at an International Radio Club of America conference a
couple of years ago
used a Cat-5 antenna as both a Beverage and as feed line from the far end.
However, twisted pair lying on conductive
Did a first test on a BOG, I noted it didn't have a f/b ratio.
Then I noted I connected the wrong pair to the radio.
That means the twisted pair is picking up signal.
I terminated it hoping that would quiet it, It didn't.
I corrected the wiring error, But the feed line pickup
makes the BOG
Such a cable has practical no attenuation on 160 meter. You can simply do all
the tuning in the shack.
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Thanks