[TowerTalk] Vertical dipole other choices?

[Robert Harmon]

Rich,  

I have never measured the ground conductivity here but I'm pretty sure it is prety good.    We are close to wetlands adjacent to Carquinez Straight.  And not too far from the Napa River.   

Bob
K6UJ




> On Oct 21, 2020, at 3:21 PM, Richard Smith <n6kt1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bob,
> How would you characterize your ground conductivity?
> 73, Rich, N6KT
>    On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 03:11:23 PM PDT, Robert Harmon <k6uj at pacbell.net> wrote:  
> 
> I actually did the same scenario here.  I have a full size 40M dipole at 115 feet and I fabbed a vertical full size dipole for 40M and hung it from the side of the tower for comaprison.  On DX the vertical won hands down on every sig.  On closer in, stateside stuff stuff the horizontal dipole was the best.  Not suprising, the vertical dipole has a lower angle of radiation.  I also checked to be sure the tower wasn't interacting with the vertical dipole to be sure it didn't screw up th pattern.  I am very pleased with the vertical dipole's performance (for DX)
> 
> Bob
> K6UJ
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Oct 21, 2020, at 8:06 AM, Ron Hill <hamstuffbyw7nn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
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>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 9:42 AM k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <
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>>> Howdy, TowerTalkians -
>>> 
>>>     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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