[Elecraft] Antenna question

[Dale Putnam]

My modeling experience pretty much says the same... for higher angle arrivals... the dipoles under 1/2 or more, will be better... especially when placed within one hop of the ocean. (East or West.....)..  HOWEVER... taking one hop off... (that's the same almost) as gaining 2 - 3 S unites... is better.. and taking one hop off with a dipole... at less thanoptimum height is nigh on impossible. With an optimum vertical.. or LOW angle antenna...it IS possible.  This is all derived with modeling.. AND....   Since I don't believe computers have ever actually DONE IT... I kinda like to prove it empirically.  And I have... the last time was with FT5ZM... with a very LOW angle antenna... they were attained on4 bands.... the dipole didn't work.  The dipole at near optimum height was 3 S units lower in rx... on a calibratedS meter.... THAT particular day.... and it was 1 - 3 S units less for over a week that I listened... HOWEVER.. there werea few times.. especially when the band was full of QSB..shifting and changing... that the dipole did hear better... and significantly... for short periods of time.   I, being one, and only me... prefer to hear for a much longer period of time... more reliably... rather than count on a few short bursts of signal, ... every cycle of the band.... (about 2 times a day.... )  I can't count on being at the radio at the optimum time... but I can count on being at the radio.... when I want to!
Have a great day, 
 
 
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Dale - WC7S in Wy