now im not too versed in bent antennas, but what you guys are discussing certainly sounds similar.
an inverted L or a T antenna will raise the current maximum higher and will increase radiation, so can we say that if a top hat gets big enough, it begins to act like a bent antenna?
im just not sure of the matching system required for a T style bent antenna, so its tough to say.
also, with all the BS, hype, and flat out false advertising claims out there, we really shouldnt be guessing about DX signals.
i think we all know how many variables can be involved with those.
i can watch a deadkey from a DX station vary up and down and up and down from 3 to 7 s units, stay steady at 7, then fall right back down to 3 again.
does that mean that his antenna is changing its radiation pattern?
i dont think so.
because of this, when it comes to a particular antenna design's gain on the horizon, we have to go with solid theory based on the laws of our universe.
if EZNEC seems to contradict what Maxwell said, who should we trust?
(im not directing that at anyone, im just illustrating a point)
LC
