[TowerTalk] modeling a v shaped dipole
Gary Slagel
gdslagel at yahoo.com
Thu Sep 24 08:12:22 PDT 2009
Hi guys,
I tried to model a v shaped dipole yesterday and was surprised by the results. I'm looking at a dipole with the ends bent back toward each other rather then an inverted vee. I started with a straight dipole, then bent the ends toward each other so they enclosed a 135 degree angle, then bent them to enclose a 90 degree angle, and last a 45 degree angle.
The azimuth pattern I got was identical for each configuration. The direction was different depending on how I rotated the wire to change the angle, but the pattern was identical.
Does this seem reasonable or was I making an error or does eznec have a problem modeling this? I was using the free eznec provided with the arrl antenna book.
Thanks for input!
Gary Slagel/N0SXX
Hot Springs, SD
http://marina.fortunecity.com/sanpedro/351
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