I used 8 foot ground rods for the BOG and 4 foot ground rods for the RBOG.
Mark K3MSB On Thu, Aug 1, 2019, 1:36 PM Mark K3MSB <mark.k3...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’ve used BOGs and RBOGs at 200 feet length laying on the ground. The > BOG worked great, the RBOG worked good, but not as good as the BOG. > > Others tried them in my local area based upon my experiences and said > they didn’t work at all. > > This is typical of people that have used / tried BOGs. > > 73 Mark K3MSB > > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2019, 1:08 PM Paul Mclaren <paul....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Just a ‘simple’ question hopefully - How close to the ground should a BOG >> be for best/good performance? >> >> I am looking for any additional info that I can get to supplement what I >> have found online already so good on the balun, wire type and termination >> resistor. >> >> My single unterminated beverage I have at the moment was transformational >> compared to a Wellbrooke loop but the location it is in will soon be 80 >> new >> homes so time to look elsewhere. Current plan is a small number (maybe >> three) BOG antennas switched by a remote relay but distance is limited to >> 200ft maximum in any direction. >> >> Plan is to use the BOGs for 160 but also 80,40 and maybe 30m. >> >> Regards >> >> Paul MM0ZBH >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector >> > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector