Re: [IRCA] BOG made to a BUG

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So what Chuck is telling you is the same as Nike...Just Do It !!

But if you can compare to a BOG not buried we'd all appreciate it.  73 KAZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Hutton" <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>
To: "'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America'" 
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Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] BOG made to a BUG


> It should make no noticeable difference in theory, which seemed a whole 
> lot
> easier than burying 600' of wire.....
>
> The standard method for evaluating how far RF penetrates into ground is to
> calculate the depth where it has fallen to 37% of its level at the 
> surface.
>
> That depth depends on soil and frequency. At 1 MHz with average soil, it's
> about 25 feet.
>
> Sounds like you could even dig down a few feet if you get carried away.
>
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Bill Harms
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:47 AM
> To: mwdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; am@xxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> amfmtvdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] BOG made to a BUG
>
> I think that someone brought this up a while back, but what about
> going one step further and burying a BOG under a 1/4 to 1/2 inch of
> soil?  I am seriously considering doing just that as an experiment.
> That would be an easy way to hide an antenna especially in areas with
> lots of traffic.  Has anyone done this?  I am talking about distances
> of over 500 feet, or perhaps 1000 feet.  Since this would be
> "underground" would it be more properly called a BUG (Beverage
> UnderGound) antenna.
>
> Bill Harms
>

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