[TowerTalk] Vertical dipole other choices?

[jimlux]

On 10/20/20 1:01 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
> 
> Electrically, a half wave vertical dipole is not a lot different than a 
> quarter wave vertical fed against radials or a counterpoise, but it 
> requires a LOT more height to put it up.  I just modeled two different 
> antennas in EZNEC+ as a comparison (both over medium ground):


A lot of these antennas are an electrically short dipole. so they don't 
require the height. From a gain standpoint, an infinitesimally small 
dipole is 1.5 dBi and a full size dipole is 2.5 dBi (mostly from the 
broader lobe for the short antenna).


What might be interesting is modeling, say, a 25 foot dipole with the 
center 13-14 feet off the ground.