[Elecraft] Re: [Icom] Opinions re: HF Verticals?

[Vic Rosenthal]

Stuart Rohre wrote:
 
> The people who do not like verticals either do not understand they are
> superior for low angle DX, and want them to do close in work all the time,

Over poor or just OK ground, even a vertical with a good radial system will
compare poorly for DX to a horizontal dipole at more than a half-wavelength
above ground for DX.  The theoretical pattern is subject to a big suck-in at low
angles caused by poor ground in the Fresnel zone a few wl from the antenna.  So
above 7 MHz (wl/2 = 70 ft) most of us can build a horizontal antenna that is
more effective than an excellent vertical (like the Force-12 verticals).

> or they do not have an adequate ground system or radial system if using
> "half an antenna"-- the quarter wave vertical and its loaded equivalents.

Even a vertical dipole or a monopole with 120 radials behaves as above.

By the way, Stuart, I don't know where you are located but some areas in Texas
have very high ground conductivity and these places are, so to speak, fertile
ground for verticals!

73
Vic K2VCO