In a message dated 98-08-22 08:20:09 EDT, n4kg@juno.com writes:
> My "feeling" based on various inverted vee's I have used or competed
> against is that there is a noticable difference in performace going from
> 70 ft or less to 90 ft or more. When the support(s) are 70 or less,
> it appears to be worthwhile to raise the ends as high as possible.
Okay. I've got a 100 foot tower. Would I be better off with sloping
dipoles (feedpoints at 60-70 feet but a straight dipole) or an inverted vee
with the feedpoint at 100 feet? Input appreciated. I'm ignoring the
application/path (dx or domestic) and am just looking at
efficiency/effectiveness.
Cheers & tnx, Steve K7LXC
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