On 7/9/2021 10:16 AM, sawyered@earthlink.net wrote:
Others use a sloping wire fed at the bottom and a few ground radials -
essentially using the tower as a support.
In this configuration, the tower can also act as a reflector, providing
a few dB of directivity in the direction of the slope. Whether it
provides GAIN, and how much, will depend on whether the tower has a
decent radial system, and on its electrical height (including the top
loading provided by the parts of antennas that are bonded to their mast.
73, Jim K9YC
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