[ICOM] rotatable dippole antenna question

[TL_Netvision]

Works great FWIW and needs very little turning as it covers 2+ quadrants at 
the same time since the lobs are very wide.
That is:
Suppose you have it pointing west. You get some 100 degrees of the western 
direction & you hear 100 degrees of the eastern direction as well - all at 
more or less the same signal strength (for equal stations).
Now turn it 45 degrees to either left or right to get the rest of the entire 
circle covered. Very fast and you actually swing no more than 90 degrees.
Of course little gain and needs to be at proper height for pleasant DX work.
When conditions are good you don't need to turn it at all.....when they are 
bad indeed, no turning will help in any way.
(The last phrase is true for the big guns with heavy beams as well....)
My 2 cents
Isaac, 4Z4TL



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC" <k9dtc at comcast.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:23 PM
Subject: [ICOM] rotatable dippole antenna question


> Does anyone had experience with using a rotatable dipole?
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> Dan K9DTC
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