The L most likely has a significant amount of horizontal component.
It is not a bad antenna on 160 but neither is it a great antenna. It is
better than and inverted Vee most of the time but there are time like ar
SS and SR when the horizontal antenna will work very well for DX. That
period of time is only a few minutes before and after those events. For
working someone up to 1000 miles away many times the horizontal antenna
or one like you describe with a horizontal component will work better.
Herb, KV4FZ
On 4/29/2012 9:13 AM, chacuff wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Lloyd Korbk8...@roadrunner.com
To:topband@contesting.com
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 7:51 AM
Subject: Topband: Inverted L Question - Reply
What is interesting to me is the fact that at times the L seems to have a
different polarity than the 6BTV. I can switch back and forth between the
two antennas, on bands other than 160 meters, and see quite a difference
in
signal strength.
cut
I have no way at this point to model antennas but I would guess on bands
other than 160 you are seeing lobes in the radiation patern of the L/tower
due to it being closer to and over a wavelength depending on what frequency
it is being used at. The 6BTV being more omni. Both should still be
vertical... It's always nice to have more than one antenna option in a
given situation.
Cecil
K5DL
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