Re: [IRCA] longwires--elevated or not?

[Derek Vincent <eargazimm@xxxxxxx>]

Well thanks for the info.. Well  from my campsite I have room for 3  
500ft bogs or 3 over the shoulder 1000 ft unterminated long wires .  
I'm just worried about the signals out of the east. Which one do think  
would be better??? I can't get much closer to the water without  
falling off the cliff so the TP signals are strong. It's the unwanted  
eastern stuff that I'm worried about.. The k9 works ok, but the lobes  
are to wide..

Thank you.....

Derek Vincent

Vmedia360.......everywhere

On Jul 5, 2009, at 4:15 PM, "Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:

> Hi Derek,
> My longwires are elevated in the traditional fashion; generally  
> 10-15 feet off the ground, using the standard 3:1 turns ratio  
> matching transformer, with isolated coax from the longwire. www.dxing.info 
>  has several very good articles on matching transformers and related  
> antenna info.
> I use Home Depot 500 foot spools of THHN stranded #14 wire, splicing  
> the ends as needed to get 1600 feet for the E/W wire. And since dead  
> trees usually break the wire several times a year, there are  
> probably 10 or more splices in the current antenna. Any gauge wire  
> will work since there is no current flow in the antenna, but wire  
> strength is a big factor for permanent installations. I used #14 as  
> a compromise between the stronger but more expensive #12, and a  
> narrower gauge that would break easier. I use poles over exisiting  
> fences where there are no trees for supports, and use trees the rest  
> of the run.
> IRCA list member Neil Kazaross in Illinois is an expert on using  
> terminated wire antennas lying on the ground (BOGs--Beverage on  
> Ground)--he's developed fairly close-spaced parallel-wire BOGs with  
> one wire somewhat shorter than the other. He'd be the one to ask if  
> you were interested in such antennas. Generally, BOGs are more  
> directional and have weaker output than a traditional elevated  
> longwire or Beverage antenna.
> 73,
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Vincent" <eargazimm@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 6:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] NE Oregon TPs, Sunday poor
>
>
> > Is your wire elevated or is it on the ground??? Is your 1600 all  
> > one  wire or is it pieces put together???
> >
> > Thank you.....
> >
> > Derek Vincent
>
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