[TowerTalk] Inverted Vees

Wes wes_n7ws at triconet.org
Sat Jun 13 13:49:02 EDT 2020


If you have a proper balun at the feedpoint, there isn't a "hot end."  It's a 
balanced dipole, until it isn't because one end is closer to the ground than the 
other, of course.

Wes  N7WS

On 6/13/2020 9:48 AM, Bill via TowerTalk wrote:
> Quick question:  When mounting an inverted Vee antenna,  one end can end at a higher level (perhaps in a tree and the other end is lower) obviously the antenna will perform to some degree better.  However, is there any advantage to having the "hot end" higher and the "ground end" lower, compared to the opposite (ground end higher and hot end lower)?
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS



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