AND, A VEE will have a slightly more omni-directional pattern. (That's where the gain of the horizontal dipole went !)
73, Charlie k3ICH -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of K9MA Sent: Friday, December 07, 2018 4:44 PM To: Dick Dickinson <softb...@windstream.net> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Less Than Perfect Antennas [was Flumoxed] A flat dipole will have slightly more gain than an inverted V at the same height. The inverted V will also have to be a bit longer. 73, Scott K9MA ---------- Scott Ellington. K9MA --- via iPhone > On Dec 7, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Dick Dickinson <softb...@windstream.net> wrote: > > Oh…I guess I tend to think of dipoles as being linear in configuration…such > as horizontal dipole, etc. > > > > > > Dick – KA5KKT > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > > > An inverted vee IS a dipole. > > > > -John NI0K > > > > Dick Dickinson wrote on 12/7/2018 2:55 PM: > >> Why is there so much promotion of dipole antennas over inverted vee type >> antennas? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Kindly, > >> > >> Dick – KA5KKT > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > k...@sdellington.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to pin...@erols.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
