Hi Ed, I forget what I said, but I am in full agreement with this. :-)
However, during stateside contests such as the ARRL 160, not having some NVIS would be a disadvantage. 73, Mike W0BTU On Sat, Feb 29, 2020, 11:38 AM Ed Sawyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, I am not sure where you find your information, but ALL of the > radiation of a T top vertical is vertically polarized assuming the T > section > is balanced. The whole point of the T is that the horizontal portions of > the radiation cancel themselves out because they are 180 degs out of phase. > Providing loading but not distorting the vertical pattern and not using > that > wasted horizontal energy. > > An inverted L, while simple, is exactly the opposite. A portion of the > energy is in the vertical section and a portion in the horizontal section. > ... _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
