[TenTec] Re: Resonant antennas

[Jim Brown]

On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:39:03 -1000, Ken Brown wrote:

>That is my situation 
>anyway. I suppose the horizontal sections of my inverted L may give 
me 
>some QSOs I might not make if I had only a vertical. The horizontal 
>section is such a small fraction of a wavelength above ground that the 
>angle of radiation from that part of the antenna is very high. Not the 
>best for DX. I would much rather have a full quarter wavelength 
vertical 
>than in iverted L.

Speaking from the position of only thinking about it with my quasi-
mathmatical brain (?) and not modeling it, I view my "dipole feedline 
tied together and fed against ground (counterpoise?)" as an quasi- 
vertical (the feedline) with a very large capacity hat (the dipole). Now, 
the feedline runs horizontally for roughly 20 ft (at about 18 ft above 
earth( before it rises to feed the dipole at roughly 50 ft, so even the 
"vertical" is far from ideal.   LOTS of ham antennas are far from ideal, 
and we have a lot of fun with them anyway. To me, part of the fun is to 
make the most of what you have in the way of land, supports, and 
geometry. 


Jim Brown  K9YC