[Elecraft] re: vertical antenna - dirty secrets article

[Curt Milton]

I am familiar with the article, but be careful with its conclusions.  It is a bit biased in its perspective.  

Verticals can work when they are center fed, or end fed appropriately.  

Many antennas are a great compromise over the ideal.  Few of us can afford the ideal!  

I now have both a half-wave style vertical (R5) and a ground mounted (AP8) vertical.  The latter has a modest field of radials (around 30 of varying lengths all > 3/16 wavelength).  My findings on bands they have in common - the antennas perform similarly (generally less than an S-unit in variation).  

With only a modest ground radial field, I would not assume a vertical not requiring radials is bad in comparison.  Its a matter of degree.  If someone cannot get the attributes sought from a horizontal wire antenna, and if one cannot install a large radial field - I would not so quickly rule out a half-wave style vertical.  I recognize there are better designs than the R5, but I have found it to be effective in comparison to its physical size.  

Sure I would rather have a full sized, ground-mounted set of quarter wave verticals (or elevated ones) with near-ideal radials .... but other solutions may be more realistic.  

73, curt


----- Original Message ----
From: RC kc5wa <whackybob at bayou.com>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, March 2, 2007 12:07:58 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] re: vertical antenna


on the <http://www.bencher.com> web site is a very good 
article called "Dirty little Secrets" about antennas. 
It should be required reading if your considering a 
vertical antenna. I've used both the hustler 5btv and 
the Butternut 10-80m vertical with excellent results.

RC <http://www.kc5wa.us>
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