Re: LF: RE: Re: Re: Ant Questions

["Steve Thompson" <steve@eltac.co.uk>]

On Monday 21 October 2002 14:21, you wrote:
> 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 fine**
>
> 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 not drooping the top
> hat radials? My experience with many shapes of top hats is that it DOES
> reduce the radiation measured in the far field. 
Is that in comparison with no top loading at all, or purely horizontal top 
loading?
Steve