[TowerTalk] Antenna Heights

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Thu Apr 16 11:09:07 EDT 2015


On Thu,4/16/2015 7:10 AM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
> "Best Height" is dependent on frequencies, band conditions, and local 
> soil conditions. 

Wrong on one count -- soil does NOT affect the pattern or performance of 
horizontally polarized antennas. And the "best" part of this equation is 
the optimum vertical angle for propagation, which does, indeed, vary 
over time.

73, Jim K9YC


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