[Lowfer] vertical-ness

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:35:20 -0400

other that looking better there should be no change in the signal
caused by a slanting antenna. Signals that come off the F and E layers
will really change polarization over time regardless of how they start

Bob K3DJC

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 15:15:05 -0500 (CDT) Eric Smith
<[email protected]> writes:
> Is that a word?  :)
> 
> The vertical element of my new HiFER antenna is NOT very vertical.  
> It 
> leans to the South perhaps 5 degrees ... maybe more.  It's easy to 
> see.
> 
> I know what to do to fix it, but it is going to take a little 
> doing.
> 
> My question is ... what effect, if any, does this have on my 
> signal?
> 
> I'm going to fix it regardless of the answer, but I'd like to know.
> 
> 73
> Eric, KD5UWL
> 
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