> A practical dipole has a clear transmitting advantage on 40 in most
> cases, while a practical Inverted L or vertical has the clear
> transmitting advantage on *40 meters and high...*in most cases.
Weird. It should have said
A practical dipole has a clear transmitting advantage on 40 in most
cases because it is easy to make high in terms of the operating
wavelength, while a practical Inverted L or vertical has the clear
transmitting advantage on 80 and 160 meters, where a dipole is
unlikely to be high enough to have a useful low angle field strength.
Also it should have added a comment about N6RK, who I believe has
made some twenty meter over-the-air comparisons between verticals and
dipoles. Rick?
73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com
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