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Re: Topband: Inverted V verses inverted L

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Subject: Re: Topband: Inverted V verses inverted L
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:04:36 -0700
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On 4/19/2020 11:57 AM, terry burge wrote:
I've been contemplating putting up and inverted V on 160 meter too in hopes it 
could give me more 'local' coverage and a quieter background noise.

If you're going to add an antenna of that size, a good RX antenna system seems a better investment of your time. The only benefit of the inv-V (which will be VERY low as a fraction of a wavelength, and thus have poor efficiency) is the horizontal polarization for the situations W0FLS noted.

73, Jim K9YC


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