[TowerTalk] FCP on 160

[ARTHUR BERNSTEIN]

I’ve had correspondence with Guy, K2AV and have downloaded his web site on the FCP. I really wonder if W8JI’s contention that an FCP will have poor low angle pattern. Could this be from its proximity to lossy ground which would  appear to alter the lobes at more acute angles to ground, especially lossy ground. I don’t recall what K2AV told me about the effectiveness of this ground system at low angles. It’s true he has a very good signal Stateside (which would be moderate to higher angles) but for long haul DX, I don’t know. Then again many people using ground level fed Inv-L ( like me ) who don’t have the real estate for elevated radials and on ground counterpoises are a non resonant maze of whatever wire you can put on or in ground, will likely have a very compromised radiator and an FCP might be an improvement.

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