For the last two seasons, I had two 225' BOGs put out; one pointing NE, and one pointing SE. They worked well. I also have a K9AY, and in general, I like the K9AY performance better than the BOGs. And it provides 4 directions in a small footprint. Mine hangs from a tree branch. I found that occasionally one of the BOGs would work a bit better than the K9AY, but not very often. I am debating whether to even put the BOGs out this year. That being said, BOGs can work well, are pretty simple to do, and fairly inexpensive. I have not tried the reversible kind so can't comment on that part. 73.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 9:40 AM N4ZR <n...@comcast.net> wrote: > I've just spent a very educational hour with Google Earth looking at my > Beverage options for 160M. On a 45/225 azimuth I can only get about 215 > feet. Is that even worth doing with a conventional Beverage? What about > a BOG? Because of my lot layout I will need to use a reversible 2-wire > Beverage with the NE end right outside my shack. Don't know if the > KD9SV reversing transformers will work for a BOG. > > My other reasonable receiving option is a K9AY loop or similar. > Transmitting antenna will be an inverted L, with vertical section > probably no more than 60 feet. I'd like to finish my 160M DXCC this > winter if possible > > -- > > 73, Pete N4ZR > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network > at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now > spotting RTTY activity worldwide. > For spots, please use your favorite > "retail" DX cluster. > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector