In a message dated 97-12-30 12:45:22 EST, henry@rio.com writes:
> the inverted v was the best compromise i came up with, the wire running 90
> and 270 degrees. this should have given me major lobes at 90 and 270
> degrees, right?
Well, I'm no LB Cebik but the lobes will not be off the ends but at right
angles to the wires. Mostly at 0 degrees and 180 degrees. This'll be your
North-South antenna.
> i was able to take one leg off, connect the shield to the
> tower and turn it into a 1/4 wave end fed sloper with the leg at about 220
> degrees. this should give me lobes at 220 and 40 degrees.
> however, the s/n ratio went down and the sensitivity also.
Why don't you go back to the original configuration? It seemed to work
FB.
73, Steve K7LXC
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