Topband: Inverted L Question - Reply

[Herb Schoenbohm]

The "L" most likely has a significant amount of horizontal component.  
It is not a bad antenna on 160 but neither is it a great antenna.  It is 
better than and inverted Vee most of the time but there are time like ar 
SS and SR when the horizontal antenna will work very well for DX.  That 
period of time is only a few minutes before and after those events.  For 
working someone up to 1000 miles away many times the horizontal antenna 
or one like you describe with a horizontal component will work better.

Herb, KV4FZ




On 4/29/2012 9:13 AM, chacuff wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lloyd Korb"<k8dio at roadrunner.com>
> To:<topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 7:51 AM
> Subject: Topband: Inverted L Question - Reply
>
>
>> What is interesting to me is the fact that at times the L seems to have a
>> different polarity than the 6BTV.  I can switch back and forth between the
>> two antennas, on bands other than 160 meters, and see quite a difference
>> in
>> signal strength.
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>
> I have no way at this point to model antennas but I would guess on bands
> other than 160 you are seeing lobes in the radiation patern of the L/tower
> due to it being closer to and over a wavelength depending on what frequency
> it is being used at.  The 6BTV being more omni.  Both should still be
> vertical...  It's always nice to have more than one antenna option in a
> given situation.
>
> Cecil
> K5DL
>
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