Inverted V also has amore circular pattern with somewhat less rejection off the
ends...
DavidC wrote:
> > >Model it, and you will see the VERY small difference between an inverted
> V
> > >DIPOLE and a regular dipole.
> >
> > I don't care what your computer says. A flat top dipole will outperform
> an
> > inverted vee dipole at the same feedpoint height EVERY time. By more
> than
> > a small amount. This is my experience, and many others that I have
> talked
> > to over the years. 73 Bill
>
> Doesn't the inverted vee offer some of the advantages of a vertical, lower
> beam in a stack, etc.? Can one not model certain ground effect and
> propagation conditions where a vee may in fact be expected to outperform a
> flat top dipole to a specific location? (However rare)
>
> This would seem to fit with much of the discussion here previously.
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> 73, DavidC AA1FA
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