Mike An Inverted V does have the same lobe horizontal and vertical but they are 90 degree apart, If you run EZENEC and change description option to Ver. Hor. and Total field, you will see that at 0 degree Horizontal is maximum and Vertical is zero, at 45 degree both fields are the same, and at 90 degree Horizontal is zero and Vertical is max. However close to good ground the horizontal signals is attenuated so in practice the inverted V near the see will radiate only vertical in the direction of the wire.
Better solution is a vertical with the radial inside the salt water., just toss few feet of wire inside the water, more is always better, the electrical contact with the salt water is the key point here. The wire will break , keep adding some more every day. You can check the TX3A antenna document from AA7JV, it has an elegant using a T vertical vertical. http://www.tx3a.com/equipment.html 73's JC N4IS -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Smith VE9AA Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 11:18 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: verticals by the sea Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea? Didn't I read inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization? Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or NS and have not yet decided on an antenna. Thanks, Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband