Hi Larry,
A 600 foot Beverage 6 feet is a superb topband receiving antenna, especially if you're careful to prevent common mode signals on the outside of the coaxial cable shield from entering the coaxial cable feedline. BOGs are good alternatives if you can't install a 500-600 foot Beverage, but their performance is significantly inferior. Compared to a Beverage, their low angle response is poor, their beamwidth is much broader, their sensitivity is poor and their susceptibility to common mode signals on the coaxial feedline is much worse. 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry via Topband" <topband@contesting.com> To: rstea...@hotmail.com, "wes n7ws" <wes_n...@triconet.org>, topband@contesting.com Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 1:53:43 AM Subject: Re: Topband: Biodegradable staples hi all, living in Tucson where the ground conductivity is 15 (?) which would be the better receiving antenna? 300 foot BOG 300 foot BOG elevated 3-4 inches above earth 600 foot beverage 6 feet above ground note that i don't know what a lawn mower is either. 73, larry n7dd -----Original Message----- From: Rick Stealey <rstea...@hotmail.com> To: Wes Stewart <wes_n...@triconet.org>; topband <topband@contesting.com> Sent: Fri, Jun 8, 2018 12:31 am Subject: Re: Topband: Biodegradable staples Oh, cactus plants, huh? Your situation is simple - just tie the radial off to the cactus. Problem solved. Simple! Rick K2XT ________________________________ From: Topband <topband-boun...@contesting.com> on behalf of Wes Stewart <wes_n...@triconet.org> Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2018 10:23:33 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Biodegradable staples I want to see a barefoot child running around my cactus patch. And what, pray tell, is a lawnmower? Wes N7WS qrz.com/db/n7ws On 6/7/2018 1:29 PM, Rick Stealey wrote: > You should never use steel staples in the ground. Think for a minute. They > are sharp, rusty objects that stay a long time. Imagine a barefoot child > playing in the area (after you are SK possibly). Imagine a lawn mower grabs a > piece of radial wire and jerks it out of the ground with wire staples > attached. > > All you need to do is buy or make wooden dowels, drill a hole and string them > along the radial and pound down in. Only need to be 4 inches long. Simple, > cheap, safe. > > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband