Re: [IRCA] An ignorant question about BOGs

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

20-30 feet at 45 degrees to your antenna will compromise the directivity 
somewhat. I'd prefer to use a transformer, but before you do, I suggest a 
little test. Run an extension cord and take your rx out in the yard and hook 
it up to the antenna and see how happy you are with it. That way you make 
certain you want it, prior to driving in a ground rod where you might not 
want it.

200 ft is a bit short to start obtaining Beverage-like directivity with a 
BOG, but still may be impressive on the high end. I prefer more like 300 ft 
to several hundred feet.

However, if your land is suited to BOGs, ie not extremely wet, and also 
flatish and the BOGs are actually on the ground or short grass, 200 ft // 
100 ft phased should give you a nice setup for NE and SW and you'll be able 
to phase one of those directions out to get the other while maintaining good 
side nulls (NW and SE) assuming the wires are STRAIGHT.

73 KAZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Williams" <beansdad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 2:03 PM
Subject: [IRCA] An ignorant question about BOGs


> Okay, so I've picked up plenty of info on termination, length, gauge
> of wire, etc.
>
> Here's my next question:
>
> If you have a 200' BOG laid out in a straight line SW-NE, and then
> need to run 20-30' to the E to reach your rig, how does that affect
> the BOG?
>
> I have tons of room on my property (and neighboring vacant property)
> to lay out one or more BOGs. But since my house is situated dead
> center on my acre of land, I need to do some creative wiring to get
> to the point where I can start laying it down in a straight line in
> the desired direction, -or- I need to way-shorten the antenna (in my
> example above, I can drop the length to 100' or so straight NE from
> my receiver).
>
> Is this an issue or not? Which is preferable? Straight out and short?
> Or "kinked" and much longer?
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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