[TenTec] INFORMATION ABOUT VERTICAL ANTENNAS

[Phil Sussman]

Jim,

As always, your tutorial(s) is (are) well worth both reading and studying.

How do you ever find the time? Thanks so much for your contribution.

73 de Phil - N8PS





Quoting Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>:

> On Sat,1/9/2016 9:44 AM, John Occhipinti wrote:
>> So what do they base their statements on, if they do not have  
>> another antenna to compare it with?
>
> Perhaps a study of the physics of how antennas work might be a good  
> starting point.  The ARRL Handbook, the ARRL Antenna Book, and the  
> ON4UN book are a good starting point. So is some time with a good  
> modeling program, like NEC or 4NEC.
>
> Here's a tutorial on how vertical antennas compare with horizontal  
> antennas based on extensive, disciplined modeling. When I presented  
> this to our contest club, several of the more experienced operators  
> said it is in agreement with their experience.
>
> http://k9yc.com/VertOrHorizontal-Slides.pdf
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
>
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