Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea

[k1fz]

 Years ago there was someone using an inverted V and doing quite well with
 DX. It was later found that he had a long vertical open wire feed line
 that was thought to be acting as vertical antenna.

 73
 Bruce-K1FZ


 ----- Original Message ----- 
 From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
 To: <topband at contesting.com>
 Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:17 AM
 Subject: Re: Topband: verticals by the sea


> Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea?  Didn't I read
> inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization?
>
> Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or NS and
> have not yet decided on an antenna.
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>
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> Thanks,
>
 Mike VE9AA