Re: Dipole v. Omni

Floyd L. Davidson <floyd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Now hold the pencil vertically. It radiates to all points on
> the compass, but not up or down. That's very handy... it isn't
> so much pointing the maximum signal anywhere in particular that
> is important as it is pointing the minimum signal at some place
> where you won't ever have a receiver!

Except for the upstairs/downstairs installations where questions pop up
here at least once a week. Broadside to each other is the desired
orientation for a pair of common dipoles, whether that is vertical or
horizontal, or someplace in between.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

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