Many have tried balloon or kite supported 5/8 wave verticals on 160 with disappointing results. I used to have a 308 self supporting tower which i could use at night on 160 but it never ever beat a corner fed delta loop supported by the same tower.
On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Peter Voelpel <dj...@t-online.de> wrote: > 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 > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband