I think you will be pleasantly surprised how well it works like that, rather
than horizontal.
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Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical
I have a cushcraft d-4 on the ground, It is a 10-40 m rotatable dipole. I
am
curious of how this would work as a vertical.
I think I would have to tie some nylon guys to the top to stabilize it,
lets say nail a 4X4 8 feet long of the end of the peak of the roof
sticking out
say 4 feet.. mount the D-4 in the middle pointing up and down, run the
feed line at 90 degrees away down the roof peak then turn and run down to
the
shack.
I understand there would be some interaction with the wire in the stucco
on
the bottom, but do you think it would work, and how well, ??
Any thoughts..
tom N6AJR
In a message dated 7/14/2005 10:58:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
ghoffman@spacetech.com writes:
Yes indeed. Or one could go back and speak to Mr. Marconi himself, for
whom
the vertical antenna bearing his name was of course, well, er, named. :)
Your point (and others) being that the vertical antenna is one of the
oldest, and one of the historically most successful antennas ever created.
Not the best one of course, but a solid performer, simple, and inexpensive.
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