[Elecraft] [AX1] Who has the AX1 antenna DX record?

[Wayne Burdick]

Part of the charm of a short whip with a dragged counterpoise is that its directivity from moment to moment is as mysterious as propagation itself. As with good fiction, it's best to suspend disbelief. Just work 'em.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


> On May 29, 2019, at 6:06 PM, VE2PID <ve2pid at videotron.ca> wrote:
> 
> ... Obtained by NEC simulation for the AX1 installed at 4 feet above average ground: If you place yourself in front of the antenna and in the direction of the 13' horizontal counterpoise, the signal received will only be vertically polarized for all takeoff angles.
> 
> But if you test it in a different direction, the polarization becomes oblique. At 90 degrees from the direction of the counterpoise, the components of the signal received will be mostly horizontally polarized for a takeoff angle of 32 degrees or more and at lower angles, the vertical component is higher.
> 
> So depending of the azimuth, the main 'contributor' to the polarization will be the vertical or the counterpoise ...
> 
> 73, Pierre VE2PID