eddie, what the email says is,
the 4 radial around the monopole is the difference between the vector and j-pole,
the out of phase radiation from the lower 1/4wave is confined within the cone,
radiation from the outside of the cone is in phase with the upper 1/2wave,
the small amount of current on the first portion of mast is also in phase adding another small increase in gain,
the vector puts more signal on the horizon than a 5/8wave because the pattern is optimised for a lower radiation angle than a 5/8wave.
i have said several times that i don't know how much in phase radiation comes from the sleeve,
and that at least some of the extra performance is due to the vectors current maxima been higher above ground and surrounding terrain,
i have also said i don't understand how the cst animation can have a null in the surface currents well above the top of the sleeve and h-plane pattern as if the monopole is longer than 3/4wave
unless the test frequency was well above the antennas design frequency,
no matter what i say you keep implying im not been straight or ignoring something for convenience,
that i don't want the truth of why i see what i see i just want to be right,
the only thing i can be wrong about is how much the cone contributes and since i already said i don't know i can't be wrong about that,
the claims i made 10 years ago to MC are 100% true,
a correctly setup vector will outperform ANY 5/8wave on the same mast,
do you think i don't understand that the only advantage a correctly installed 5/8wave has over a correctly installed 1/2wave on the same mast is the 5/8waves current maxima is higher above ground ?
do you think that i don't understand that very few people install their antenna correctly so they often have cmc on the mast/coax and that causes some of the difference in signal between antennas that would otherwise perform very similarly after what i have posted on the subject ?,
do you think i don't realise that almost all antenna manufacturers talk bullcrap about gain and are either stupid or are telling lies to sell a product ?
i never have and never will get a boner over a 5/8 or .64wave groundplane,
i don't get my facts from lou franklins "BIG DUMMYS GUIDE TO CB RADIO" like the guys that think a 5/8wave groundplane is the best thing since sliced bread and should be tuned using 50ft of coax.
