[TowerTalk] half wave.

[cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

Half wave in height in of itself is meaningless unless the topography around the antenna. N6BV has a program which to me is the go to for questions like this.  My station sits on the side of a 14000 ft mountain with a 1:6 drop in elevation to the north and a 1:6 rise to the south.
I have a three high stack of tribamders at 94,56 and 26.  The tribander at 26 ft is far below 1/2 wavelength, in fact less than 1/4 wavelength.  However, when modeled this antenna "looks" like one at 1 wavelength in height.  However, going south, even the top antenna at 94 feet is not really all that good going uphill when modeled.
Be careful of generalizations about antennas.
Bill KH7XS

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