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[George Kidder]

I use one just like this on 30M, and have always thought of it as a 
ground plane.  The drooping radials give a good match to 50 ohms.

73 - George, W3HBM

On 7/26/2020 2:36 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
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> Ground Plane?
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> 73,
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> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
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> On 7/25/2020 8:20 PM, kevinr wrote:
>>
>>
>>    An antenna design is stuck in my head.  It consists of three legs,
>> each 1/4 wavelength long.  One leg is vertical while the two radials
>> are 120 degrees below it.  The two radials are connected electrically
>> while the vertical leg is fed separately.  If it had more radials it
>> would be called a 1/4 wave vertical.  But the one stuck in my head has
>> elevated radials and only two of them.  I cannot remember what this
>> antenna is called.  I know 'inverted Y antenna' doesn't work as a
>> search term.  Does anyone know what this is usually called so I can
>> use a better search string?  The low take off angle would be nice.  It
>> looks like a 20 or 40 meter version would be easy to build and raise.
>
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