My understanding is that it provides some useful directivity
and perhaps some gain, but I expect a "shorty-forty" 2L Yagi
has more gain. A 40M rotary dipole at 80 to 100 ft is also
a VERY GOOD radiator, usually better than single verticals.
I worked my first 300+ countries on 40M using various
rotary dipoles, included matched booms on 3L20 and TH6.
My CC 2L40 exhibits useful gain over my dipoles and verticals.
Tom N4KG
On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 "David J. Windisch" <davidw@copper.net> writes:
> .. of 5 sloping dipoles on 40M in ARRL Antenna H'bk: Is this design
> a good one?
>
> Tks!
>
> 73, Dave, K3BHJ
>
>
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