[Antennas] Loop vs Dipole

Harvey&Bessie [email protected]
Fri, 03 Oct 2003 10:05:57 -0700


As I pointed out in my reply to Ron, he has changed from horizontal (inverted vee) to
vertical (loop) polarization. Except over a perfectly conducting earth, this will
drastically reduce the efficiency of the antenna unless it has an extensive ground plane
(radials) under it.
Harvey/W4TG