Hello Guy, I understand that the dielectric constant of snow is far higher than air. But wouldn't some length of a BOG covered with snow at least hear better than the mag and wire loop that he currently has?
73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> wrote: > The short answer is that a foot of snow on top of it will affect it > terribly. The long answer is gawd-awful. Don't ask any more if you don't > want to know. > > 73, Guy > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 6:02 PM, K2RS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > When spring finally arrives, I'd like to try a BOG and/or a Snake receive > > antenna. I live on a half-acre suburban lot and these antennas are > doable. > > > > But I have a question about them. Does a substantial snowpack -- let's > say > > a foot or more -- have an effect on the performace of on-the-ground > receive > > antennas like BOGs and Snakes? For the past four winters, we have had at > > least 12" of snow on the ground from December until March. A couple of > > years we've had between three and four feet of snowpack throughout the > > winter. > > > > The BOG and Snake would be in addition to off-the-ground antennas, such > as > > wire loops and magnetic loops, so I would not be relying on them as my > only > > receive antenna. > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
