[Kenwood] Help With DiPole Antenna?

[Bob Snelgrove]

Hi Gang,

I have my 33' (x2) dipole laying on the roof of my house.

Question 1:  Would raising it even 5' or so off the roof make a noticeable
performance difference?  10'?



Question 2: If I make an inverted V out of it, how critical is it that the
V remains a straight line? Could both halves of the dipole be less than a
180=B0 straight line. maybe 90=B0 degrees or so? (Think of the swept back wi=
ngs
of a jet plane)  I'm not talking about the angle formed by the height of
the pole, but the outer ends of each wire being closer to each other, if
that makes sense?

This is mostly for 40 meter SWL for now.

thx

bob