[TowerTalk] Vertical dipole other choices?

[Ron Hill]

Last month I built a 40M vertical Dipole, resonant, full size and fed with
a current balun.  I hung it from my mid tower antenna support rope with the
end support at 110'.  Worked well and almost flat SWR across the band.  I
then installed a 40 meter full size flat top dipole from the same mid tower
rope, at the same height, about 20' apart.  A/B Tests showed 2 full S Units
on receive in favor of the flat top on almost every signal heard over
several nights.

Just saying - I don't think I'd get too excited about a ground mounted
vertical dipole.

73
Ron
W7NN
www.HamStuff.com

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On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 9:42 AM k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> Howdy, TowerTalkians -
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>     Tnx for all your comments on the Greyline Performance antenna and
> company. Seems to be a bunch of dissension to say the least.      So what
> other manufacturers of vertical dipoles would be worth doing business with?
> I still think the antenna fits the bill for the installation but am looking
> for options. Tnx! Cheers,Steve     K7LXC
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