The BOG has been researched years ago. Check out search IV3PRK BOG
73Bruce-k1fz
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Sent: Sunday August 25 2019 9:16:53PM
Subject: Re: Topband: BOG questions
Lloyd et all
Isn't a
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Lunday
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2019 2:48 PM
To: Mikek ; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: BOG questions
OK, my wife now is convinced that I have a screw loose in the brain
somewhere (she had plenty of evide
...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Lunday
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2019 2:48 PM
To: Mikek ; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: BOG questions
OK, my wife now is convinced that I have a screw loose in the brain
somewhere (she had plenty of evidence before but decided to give me the
benefit
OK, my wife now is convinced that I have a screw loose in the brain somewhere
(she had plenty of evidence before but decided to give me the benefit of the
doubt until today)I just spent an hour in the hot North Carolina sun,
wearing jeans and a heavy winter jacket so that I could wade
This is interesting. Thanks for sharing, Mikek.
I put down 200 feet of insulated wire BOG pointed at EU, just set it down on
the ground...sometimes over a fallen small tree but almost always within 12
inches of ground.
I fed it with 75 ohm TV cable. I did not terminate it, and I used a KD9SV
Check the recent posts by VE6WZ, I believe it is.
He has several videos and links that will help you.
Ray,
N6VR
On Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 5:55 AM Artek Manuals
wrote:
> I am in the process of experimenting with an RBOG .. I have seen in
> several places that BOGS are "self-terminating" and as
Sorry I can't see if there is a way to reply specifically to the OP's
question on the reflector, so, I just put in the Subject.
Ok, I'm learning as I go, but I had a 250ft bog with variable
termination. I never saw that they are self terminating.
I used it more on the BCB than 160M, or 80M.
I am in the process of experimenting with an RBOG .. I have seen in
several places that BOGS are "self-terminating" and as such have an
optimum length (on 160M) of something on the order of 200-250 feet.
Longer BOGs supposedly have degraded directional properties for lengths
shorter and
