Please check the pattern on 60 and 40m where the 37m high vertical is going to be used. You certainly will see the high angle lobes.
73 Peter -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charles Moizeau Sent: Dienstag, 4. Juli 2017 00:10 To: Herbert Schoenbohm; TopBand List Subject: Re: Topband: 160 meter 1/4 vertical The free-space pattern of current in a vertical (and also horizontal) antenna is crescent shaped with its maximum at the midpoint, and a minimum at each end. It shows nothing that could be termed an extraneous lobe. Any such lobes would seem to be the result of improper matching, or more likely, the fact that in the real world such an antenna is in an environment that is certainly not free space. higher angles. --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprüft. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband