If you have another support at the proper orientation, you have the
height... and a Half Square towards EU will be even better...
de N3AC
On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 12:04 AM Robert Harmon <k6uj@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Thats the beauty of a vertical dipole. No need to try and achieve a
> perfect ground. My 40M ground plane vertical I had with 8 elevated
> radials 10 feet above the ground was a good performer for DX but the
> vertical dipole knocks it socks off, hihi. I am taking down the
> horizontal dipole since I only chase DX.
>
> How is your ground conductivity ? Mine is very good.
>
> Bob
> K6UJ
>
>
>
> > On Oct 22, 2020, at 9:39 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
> >
> > I find this very surprising! A vertical does not really have a low
> radiation angle unless it is over a perfect ground. Assuming that your
> vertical dipole base is near the ground I would expect the 115 ft high
> dipole blow it away the in the favored direction.
> >
> > John KK9A
> >
> >
> > Robert Harmon k6uj wrote:
> >
> > I actually did the same scenario here. I have a full size 40M dipole
> at 115 feet and I fabbed a vertical full size dipole for 40M and hung it
> from the side of the tower for comaprison. On DX the vertical won hands
> down on every sig. On closer in, stateside stuff stuff the horizontal
> dipole was the best. Not suprising, the vertical dipole has a lower angle
> of radiation. I also checked to be sure the tower wasn't interacting with
> the vertical dipole to be sure it didn't screw up th pattern. I am very
> pleased with the vertical dipole's performance (for DX)
> >
> > Bob
> > K6UJ
> >
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