Re: LF: BOG - Beverage on the Ground

["John RABSON" <john.rabson@wanadoo.fr>]

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