When I changed my 40 meter dipole from flat to inverted vee, I had to shorten the legs as the resonance point dropped about 150 KHz.
Brian Denley KB1VBF Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7, 2018, at 5:07 PM, Rose <elecraftcov...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It's unfortunate that there's not enough room on the reflector to > illustrate the relationships involved. > > At the appropriate angle an inverted vee dipole mimics two of the four > lobes of half of a rhombic. > > Actually, if the truth were known, the ease of installation with just one > support is the determining factor for most .... > > And, a rhombic "wastes" much radiation in achieving the gain it does > produce. > > Later I'll have more OT comment about the absurd G5RV. > > 73 ! > > K0PP > > >> On Fri, Dec 7, 2018, 14:46 K9MA <k...@sdellington.us wrote: >> >> A flat dipole will have slightly more gain than an inverted V at the same >> height. The inverted V will also have to be a bit longer. >> >> 73, >> Scott K9MA >> >> ---------- >> >> Scott Ellington. K9MA >> >> --- via iPhone >> >>> On Dec 7, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Dick Dickinson <softb...@windstream.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> Oh…I guess I tend to think of dipoles as being linear in >> configuration…such as horizontal dipole, etc. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dick – KA5KKT >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> An inverted vee IS a dipole. >>> >>> >>> >>> -John NI0K >>> >>> >>> >>> Dick Dickinson wrote on 12/7/2018 2:55 PM: >>> >>>> Why is there so much promotion of dipole antennas over inverted vee >> type antennas? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Kindly, >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Dick – KA5KKT >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to k...@sdellington.us >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to elecraftcov...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to b.den...@comcast.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
