[Elecraft] OT: [was Flumoxed]

[Brian Denley]

When I changed my 40 meter dipole from flat to inverted vee, I had to shorten the legs as the resonance point dropped about 150 KHz.

Brian Denley
KB1VBF
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> On Dec 7, 2018, at 5:07 PM, Rose <elecraftcovers at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It's unfortunate that there's not enough room on the reflector to
> illustrate the relationships involved.
> 
> At the appropriate angle an inverted vee dipole mimics two of the four
> lobes of half of a rhombic.
> 
> Actually, if the truth were known, the ease of installation with just one
> support is the determining factor for most ....
> 
> And, a rhombic "wastes" much radiation in achieving the gain it does
> produce.
> 
> Later I'll have more OT comment about the absurd G5RV.
> 
> 73 !
> 
> K0PP
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Dec 7, 2018, 14:46 K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us wrote:
>> 
>> A flat dipole will have slightly more gain than an inverted V at the same
>> height. The inverted V will also have to be a bit longer.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Scott K9MA
>> 
>> ----------
>> 
>> Scott Ellington. K9MA
>> 
>> --- via iPhone
>> 
>>> On Dec 7, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Dick Dickinson <softblue at windstream.net>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Oh…I guess I tend to think of dipoles as being linear in
>> configuration…such as horizontal dipole, etc.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dick – KA5KKT
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> An inverted vee IS a dipole.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -John NI0K
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dick Dickinson wrote on 12/7/2018 2:55 PM:
>>> 
>>>> Why is there so much promotion of dipole antennas over inverted vee
>> type antennas?
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Kindly,
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Dick – KA5KKT
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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