[TowerTalk] Why horizontally polarized antennas?

[Roger (K8RI)]

On 7/2/2010 12:51 PM, Kelly Johnson wrote:
> A co-worker asked me today why hams use horizontally polarized yagi's
> instead of vertically polarized.  Am I correct that it has to do with
> ground reflection gain?
>    

All these answers and not one mentioned that on low bands, at least the 
QRN is predominately vertically polarized and using a horizontally 
polarized antenna means listening to less QRN although at times it seems 
difficult to believe when operating 75 or 40 in the summer.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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