Fwd: Re: [Antennas] DIPOLE_ANTENNA

[Bill Aycock]

I Think you missed the joke- with symmetrical (eg, Dipole) antennas, 
parallel and 180 degrees are the same. The maximum difference in alignment 
is 90 degrees. (which he probably intended)
Bill

At 02:25 PM 11/17/2003 -0800, you wrote:

>horizontal dipoles and inverted vees show very little directivity at 
>heights less than 1/2
>wavelength. So on 160 and 80 meters, unless you want to put up a "monster" 
>antenna (130 ft
>high for 80 or 260 ft high for 160) you can ignore how the antenna is 
>oriented.
>
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Bill Aycock - W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama