Topband: Q: Measuring Height?

Bob Tellefsen n6wg at comcast.net
Sat Aug 21 11:39:48 EDT 2004


Eric
There was an article in one of the ARRL Antenna Compendiums that explored
the halfsquare in various arrangements.

If the horizontal wire isn't horizontal, as in running down a hill, the
vertical
wires aren't positioned correctly to do their stuff.  The pattern is
distorted
and degraded.

If you can put up a taller pole on the downhill side, that will help at that
end.
You can shorten the uphill vertical by bending it out in the center, sort of
like
a knee bending.  It is still the right length electrically, but takes up a
bit less
vertical pole height if necessary.

Good luck and 73
Bob N6WG



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