Topband: [Topband] Inverted "L" vs." T"

[Jim Brown]

On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:29:22 -0700 (PDT), Rick Karlquist wrote:

>At least at my QTH, a vertical usually
>produces a MUCH stronger (10 to 20 dB) signal than a low (60 ft) dipole,
>except for locals.  Therefore, any radiation produced by the horizontal
>portion of an inverted L is useless most of the time.
>This is because ground reflections will cancel out most of it.  Horizontal
>polarization will work fine...if the horizontal wire is 100's of feet
>high.  But it is low for an inverted L as normally deployed.

Yes. 

73,

Jim K9YC