Steve, It "works fine" to be sure, and it's possible that this is the only physical shape possible for your surroundings, BUT did you verify that there is no loss from drooping the top hat radials Vs
My experience with many shapes of top hats is that it DOES Is that in comparison with no top loading at all, or purely horizontal top loading? That's in comparison with horizontal top loading. If a
top-load It "works fine" to be sure, and it's possible that this is the only physical shape possible for your surroundings, BUT did you verify that there is no loss from drooping the top hat radials
Hi Geri, Do not be tempted to droop the ends of any top wires. ... I challenge that. My umbrella antenna 18m high with 5 pieces of top-load radials sloping downwards (each about 7 m long) **works fin
Hello ... I challenge that. My umbrella antenna 18m high with 5 pieces of top-load radials sloping downwards (each about 7 m long) works fine (see sketch at http://www.qru.de/station.htm), with an a