[TenTec] OT: K9YC on Vertical or Horizontal / Heights

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

For clarity, when I said "35 years of getting it wrong", here's what I
meant:

I was focusing on optimizing the maximum radiated signal towards a favored
direction.
That was wrong.  
In that particular case it resulted in having a null in a direction of a far
away, but common multiplier (UA9).

Instead, I should have been doing as Jim said, and focusing on the NULLS.
Consider:  "where do I want my nulls NOT to be" and make sure they are not
in that direction.

Lesson learned.  
And actually it was closer to "50 years" of doing it wrong before I learned.
In fact I never even considered that point until this thread where Jim
mentioned it.
(duh)

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick -
DJ0IP / NJ0IP

.  Hmmmmm... 35 years of following the book and getting it wrong.