George K8GG wrote:- When I model it as a shunt fed tower, base grounded, with 50 feet of 1.6 inch OD pipe about 27 inches from the center of the tower as the shunt feed rod, the gain drops to about 0
Modeling shunt fed towers (if the shunt wire is included) and inverted Ls are two very difficult antennas to model in EZNEC (if you want an accurate answer) because you run up against rule limitation
Thanks again to Guy and Jerry for very comprehensive answers! 73 John No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.64/2319 - Release