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- Subject: Re: [IRCA] BOG question
- From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 04:17:57 +0000 (UTC)
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I find it interesting that a very similar BOG / receiving antenna discussion is also going on with the Topband reflector.
There's a fair amount of belief that terminated loops in a phased array or just a single double loop style (DHDL, DKAZ, Bowtie, Waller Flag) can deliver as good or better RDF (directivity figure of merit) as a single BOG / Beverage on an equivalent size piece of land. Staggered phased Beverages are likely another matter.
Neil Kazaross in IL makes use of both terminated loops and BOG's and I believe Tim Tromp in MI does too. Perhaps Mark Durenberger and Walter Salmaniw as well.
Comments from those guys and others could be valuable.
I believe both types of antennas are presently in use by the PEI DXpedition..
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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