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Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:04:29 +0200
From: "John RABSON" <john.rabson@wanadoo.fr>
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Subject: Re: LF: BOG - Beverage on the Ground
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Well, it's one stage better than the AOG (Act of God) - a 1920s and 30s=
 abbreviation used on QSL cards and meaning "This bit of wire works but I=
 don't know why".

John
F5VLF

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On 06/09/2007 at 14:28 John Pumford-Green GM4SLV wrote:

>Hi LF gang,
>
>In my sked last night with Finbar (best conditions for some weeks) we 
>discussed mini-beverage antennas laid directly on the ground. I've done 
>a Google trawl and there's a bit evidence that they work well.
>
>I have a need to keep things low-profile due to all the adjacent fields 
>being used for sheep, so running a long (100-200m) wire on the ground is 
>attractive. I could even run it outside the fenceline along the verge 
>beside the road - I'm in a very rural area.
>
>Does anyone have any experience of using BOGs on 500kHz?
>
>John
>Gm4SLV