[TowerTalk] 80-m. Inverted Vee vs. Dipole Performance

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Agreed!
 
That is why in my original post I specifically asked for people to share  
A/B comparisons!  
 
I thank: Rick-N6RK and Tom-VE3CX for sharing excellent A/B  comparison 
results on the subject!  
 
Real life A/B comparisons is a great way (perhaps the best way) to  
determine antenna performance.
 
73,
Dick- K9OM/9


In a message dated 9/15/2010 12:25:14 PM Central Daylight Time,  
rstealey at hotmail.com writes:


I've  noticed whenever someone is talking about his antenna, ANY antenna, 
he  
always is pleased with it's performance.  Maybe due to the fact that  
others give
him good signal reports.  i.e. Over and over on this  reflector you will see
someone say he has a certain antenna, up so high,  and it is working
great for him.  
It is only when the ham has TWO  antennas available to him simultaneously
that he is able to say that first  antenna that he THOUGHT was so good, 
really wasn't.
Have you ever had  someone say to you, "That antenna of yours is doing a 
great
job for you  today." ?? 
Ask him how he knows?
Think about it........
Rick   K2XT