[TowerTalk] Fan Dipole

[Wes Stewart]

It's a hobby . We get to choose our own metrics.

I do find it interesting that my metric of DXCC countries worked is bogus in 
your mind while equally subjective experiences of yours are more valuable.  Did 
you compare your antennas on a calibrated range operated by skilled people?

It's a rhetorical question; no need to answer.

On 10/1/2017 6:15 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I am surprised that people still do not realize that working DXCC countries
> is no indication of antenna performance. The poor desert ground may be
> helping your inverted V however why would an inverted V be your only option?
> I have used various 160m antennas from a number of locations in the US and
> Caribbean and found a low inverted V to be very inferior to a top loaded
> short vertical even without an extensive radial field.
>
> John KK9A
>