Hi All
I have tried putting up an 80 meter vertical 3 or 4 times. No matter what
I do, it is never better than my twinlead fed 80 meter dipole up about 65
feet.. This is both on close in stuff and longer range propagation.
I tried it with the radials on the ground, with the feed point elevated
about 6 - 8 feet with 4 raised radials, and about every combination I can
think of.
I was wondering if living on the side of a 450 foot hill makes a
difference? The hill slopes down to the bay below my house.
I have a 20 meter HB beam up about 25 feet. f I walk to the east about 25
feet, and look back, the 20 meter antenna looks like it is about 60 feet
up. Goes higher as I walk farther east down the hill.
Do verticals work poorly on the side of a hill, or does it make any
difference at all?? Thanks and 73
*Tom W7WHY*
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