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I wasn't sure which antenna specifically you talked about when you told us you were steering the angle. I wanted to know, back in the days, what and how you determined you were steering.

The idea to ask you this question popped into my mind when I saw my Free Space model showing the maximum gain and angle below the horizon at -10* degrees.

That is also why I posted the comments by Roy Lewallen that talked about this topic in the manual. I think he was suggesting that it is possible for some antennas to produce signals over Real Earth and showing maximum signal below the horizon.

You also told us about being the only one left talking DX late into the night with your test setup of a Vortex Q82M2 at 50 mhz. I would think a lot of folks would spend big money to be able to say they could do the same while DX'ing. What you are suggesting sounds plausible even if Eznec cannot produce (-) negative angle values below the horizon when the model is set over Real Earth.

Bob, this all started out being an idea about testing and comparing the Vector to the Vortex using an dbm idea you, DB, and Henry have been using.

Again, just curious how you figured that out in your testing back in the day.

<blockquote data-quote="Marconi" data-source="post: 757109" data-attributes="member: 903">I wasn&#039;t sure which antenna specifically you talked about when you told us you were steering the angle. I wanted to know, back in the days, what and how you determined you were steering.The idea to ask you this question popped into my mind when I saw my Free Space model showing the maximum gain and angle below the horizon at -10* degrees.That is also why I posted the comments by Roy Lewallen that talked about this topic in the manual. I think he was suggesting that it is possible for some antennas to produce signals over Real Earth and showing maximum signal below the horizon.You also told us about being the only one left talking DX late into the night with your test setup of a Vortex Q82M2 at 50 mhz. I would think a lot of folks would spend big money to be able to say they could do the same while DX&#039;ing. What you are suggesting sounds plausible even if Eznec cannot produce (-) negative angle values below the horizon when the model is set over Real Earth.Bob, this all started out being an idea about testing and comparing the Vector to the Vortex using an dbm idea you, DB, and Henry have been using.Again, just curious how you figured that out in your testing back in the day.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marconi, post: 757109, member: 903"] I wasn't sure which antenna specifically you talked about when you told us you were steering the angle. I wanted to know, back in the days, what and how you determined you were steering. The idea to ask you this question popped into my mind when I saw my Free Space model showing the maximum gain and angle below the horizon at -10* degrees. That is also why I posted the comments by Roy Lewallen that talked about this topic in the manual. I think he was suggesting that it is possible for some antennas to produce signals over Real Earth and showing maximum signal below the horizon. You also told us about being the only one left talking DX late into the night with your test setup of a Vortex Q82M2 at 50 mhz. I would think a lot of folks would spend big money to be able to say they could do the same while DX'ing. What you are suggesting sounds plausible even if Eznec cannot produce (-) negative angle values below the horizon when the model is set over Real Earth. Bob, this all started out being an idea about testing and comparing the Vector to the Vortex using an dbm idea you, DB, and Henry have been using. [B]Again, just curious how you figured that out in your testing back in the day.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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