For what it is worth, I have a Pixel up and running and several 200 foot terminated bogs. The Pixel is not a bad antenna but it will not beat a properly cut and terminated BOG on 160M. My Pixel has been in operation for 2 years and the BOGS the same. The Pixel is mounted about 5 feet above the ground and 200 feet away from the house. The BOGS use the DX engineering termination units.
Mike AB4KJ On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM, <topband-requ...@contesting.com> wrote: > Send Topband mailing list submissions to > topband@contesting.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > topband-requ...@contesting.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > topband-ow...@contesting.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Topband digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Pixel vs BOG ( K1FZ-Bruce ) > 2. Re: Pixel vs BOG (Kenneth Grimm) > 3. Re: Pixel vs BOG (Chortek, Robert L.) > 4. Re: Pixel vs BOG (donov...@starpower.net) > 5. Re: Pixel vs BOG (David Harmon) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:55:42 -0400 > From: " K1FZ-Bruce " <k...@myfairpoint.net> > To: Topband <topband@contesting.com> > Subject: Topband: Pixel vs BOG > Message-ID: <20160425095542.nmyidn6tsckkk...@webmail.myfairpoint.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Mixed reviews. > ? > Pixel loop antenna vs 200 foot BOG antenna at ? VO1HP.?? > www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXvcEwgUsU > ? > 73 > ? > Bruce-k1fz > www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:25:04 -0400 > From: Kenneth Grimm <gr...@sbc.edu> > To: Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net> > Cc: Topband <topband@contesting.com> > Subject: Re: Topband: Pixel vs BOG > Message-ID: > <CAN1acjaORrbOEqJbwjZZH0-3xKyY9sa1npV= > e5ufqsqcfgm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Wow! The BOG blows the Pixel loop away. The loop sounds like my > vertical! I wonder if there might be a feedline problem? Surely the loop > isn't meant to be that noisy. > > 73, > > Ken - K4XL > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:55 AM, K1FZ-Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > > > Mixed reviews. > > > > Pixel loop antenna vs 200 foot BOG antenna at VO1HP. > > www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXvcEwgUsU > > > > 73 > > > > Bruce-k1fz > > www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:31:30 +0000 > From: "Chortek, Robert L." <robert.chor...@berliner.com> > To: Kenneth Grimm <gr...@sbc.edu> > Cc: Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net>, Topband <topband@contesting.com> > Subject: Re: Topband: Pixel vs BOG > Message-ID: <a8539975-a3b8-4e2c-8780-8e313fc19...@berliner.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > It was not clear the loop was rotated to null the noise. IF SO, that's a > BIG improvement in SN > > Bob AA6VB > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 25, 2016, at 8:25 AM, Kenneth Grimm <gr...@sbc.edu> wrote: > > > > Wow! The BOG blows the Pixel loop away. The loop sounds like my > > vertical! I wonder if there might be a feedline problem? Surely the > loop > > isn't meant to be that noisy. > > > > 73, > > > > Ken - K4XL > > > >> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:55 AM, K1FZ-Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net> > wrote: > >> > >> Mixed reviews. > >> > >> Pixel loop antenna vs 200 foot BOG antenna at VO1HP. > >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXvcEwgUsU > >> > >> 73 > >> > >> Bruce-k1fz > >> www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html > >> _________________ > >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:38:08 -0400 (EDT) > From: donov...@starpower.net > To: Topband <topband@contesting.com> > Cc: Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net>, Kenneth Grimm <gr...@sbc.edu> > Subject: Re: Topband: Pixel vs BOG > Message-ID: > <1060922804.12103689.1461598688811.javamail.r...@starpower.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Hi Ken, > > > Small diameter "magnetic" loops such as the Pixel can be very > effective in nulling a single vertically polarized local RFI source, > fortunately most local RFI sources are vertically polarized. Their > deep narrow beamwidth null is also very useful for determining the > location of an RFI source. > > > A small diameter loop provides no useful directivity for skywave > propagated signals (such as the atmospheric noise in VO1HP's > video) because the polarization of the incoming wave is constantly > changing. > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kenneth Grimm" <gr...@sbc.edu> > To: "Bruce" <k...@myfairpoint.net> > Cc: "Topband" <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 3:25:04 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Pixel vs BOG > > Wow! The BOG blows the Pixel loop away. The loop sounds like my > vertical! I wonder if there might be a feedline problem? Surely the loop > isn't meant to be that noisy. > > 73, > > Ken - K4XL > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:55 AM, K1FZ-Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > > > Mixed reviews. > > > > Pixel loop antenna vs 200 foot BOG antenna at VO1HP. > > www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXvcEwgUsU > > > > 73 > > > > Bruce-k1fz > > www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:45:22 -0500 > From: "David Harmon" <k6...@sbcglobal.net> > To: "'Kenneth Grimm'" <gr...@sbc.edu>, "'Bruce'" > <k...@myfairpoint.net> > Cc: "'Topband'" <topband@contesting.com> > Subject: Re: Topband: Pixel vs BOG > Message-ID: <001701d19f09$7c0c54c0$7424fe40$@sbcglobal.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On the vid....he says the Pixel is 30' high. > That is too high. > My Pixel is nowhere near that noisy. > It is 7' high located in the clear. > > > 73 > > David Harmon > K6XYZ > Sperry, OK > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth > Grimm > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 10:25 AM > To: Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net> > Cc: Topband <topband@contesting.com> > Subject: Re: Topband: Pixel vs BOG > > Wow! The BOG blows the Pixel loop away. The loop sounds like my vertical! > I wonder if there might be a feedline problem? Surely the loop isn't meant > to be that noisy. > > 73, > > Ken - K4XL > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:55 AM, K1FZ-Bruce <k...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > > > Mixed reviews. > > > > Pixel loop antenna vs 200 foot BOG antenna at VO1HP. > > www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXvcEwgUsU > > > > 73 > > > > Bruce-k1fz > > www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Topband mailing list > Topband@contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Topband Digest, Vol 160, Issue 25 > **************************************** > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband