[Antennas] RE: no radial vertical antennas

Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:12:56 -0400

> I would just like to add that it IS possible to build a highly
> efficient vertical antenna without radials.  All you do is turn
> a dipole antenna 90 degrees from horizontal to vertical.  A
> vertical dipole radiates vertical polarization, but it needs no
> radials.

   A "J" pole antenna is an end fed 1/2 wl antenna setting on a 1/4 wl
matching stub, which can be bent to be parallel to the earth and works
fine with no radials.
It is a complete antenna, a 1/4 wl antenna is incomplete without radials.

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