My take on this is that having had a low inverted vee at about 80ft and a top loaded vertical over a very good ground system to compare against each other. I have found the following that despite the vertical being short 60ft with the exception of stations within 200miles the vertical is always better. However the vertical is about 87% efficient with a serious amount of long radials. YMMV 73 Clive GM3POI
-----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger Kennedy Sent: 17 November 2018 11:43 To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Vertical and horizontal polarized antennas I think most people know I use a horizontal 160m Dipole as my main antenna . . . But my 6ft Receiving Loop is vertically polarised . . . so it's quite interesting to see the difference in signals between the two. (I have a pre-amp that makes local signals the same strength on the Loop) Most EU signals are stronger on the Dipole . . . and listening to those wide radar type signals (from Russia?) there is a huge difference in tone when switching (due to phase differences) However . . . although SOME DX signals are stronger on the Loop, it's interesting that most of the time, they're exactly the same strength. (but my S/N is usually 6 -10dB better on the Loop . . even more if there's any local switch-mode electrical interference) Regarding 160m Conditions, not bad on Thursday night . . . but poor last night - apart from a Sunset Peak sweeping across NA, after that signals dropped right off. (my signals typically dropping 25dB on RBN sites). Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector