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Isn't the definition of a vertical antenna as 'poorly radiating in all directions'?

Of course, receive/hearing in all directions has its advantages - and disadvantages too. It can be advantageous to hear in all directions with a omni-directional vertical; and then flip to a horizontal beam antenna to focus on the station that you want, as well as to reduce receive noise and get some usable gain in RX and TX.

I know that a 5/8 wl vertical will have a low angle of radiation; but I don't think that applies to a 1/2 wl vertical.

I originally thought this thread was concerned with a "V" quad and its 45 degree radiation phase. That is why I thought it would have receive and transmission loss due to the 45 degree phasing. My mistake.

Let the comments fly.

Picture below depicts 1/2 vertical radiator (dotted lines) as opposed to a 5/8 vertical radiator (solid lines):

<blockquote data-quote="Robb" data-source="post: 306810" data-attributes="member: 8446">Isn&#039;t the definition of a vertical antenna as &#039;poorly radiating in all directions&#039;?&nbsp; Of course, receive/hearing in all directions has its advantages - and disadvantages too.&nbsp; It can be advantageous to hear in all directions with a omni-directional vertical; and then flip to a&nbsp; horizontal beam antenna to focus on the station that you want, as well as to reduce receive noise and get some usable gain in RX and TX.&nbsp; I know that a 5/8 wl vertical will have a low angle of radiation; but I don&#039;t think that applies to a 1/2 wl vertical.I originally thought this thread was concerned with a &quot;V&quot; quad and its 45 degree radiation phase.&nbsp; That is why I thought it would have receive and transmission loss due to the 45 degree phasing.&nbsp; My mistake.Let the comments fly.Picture below depicts 1/2 vertical radiator (dotted lines) as opposed to a 5/8 vertical radiator (solid lines):</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Robb, post: 306810, member: 8446"] Isn't the definition of a vertical antenna as 'poorly radiating in all directions'? Of course, receive/hearing in all directions has its advantages - and disadvantages too. It can be advantageous to hear in all directions with a omni-directional vertical; and then flip to a horizontal beam antenna to focus on the station that you want, as well as to reduce receive noise and get some usable gain in RX and TX. I know that a 5/8 wl vertical will have a low angle of radiation; but I don't think that applies to a 1/2 wl vertical. I originally thought this thread was concerned with a "V" quad and its 45 degree radiation phase. That is why I thought it would have receive and transmission loss due to the 45 degree phasing. My mistake. Let the comments fly. Picture below depicts 1/2 vertical radiator (dotted lines) as opposed to a 5/8 vertical radiator (solid lines): [/QUOTE]

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