I am thinking of putting a wire dipole up running it from top of tower to bottom with and offset of about 2-3ft. Is this a good idea or will it be better as an inverted v?
thanks.
thanks.
I am thinking of putting a wire dipole up running it from top of tower to bottom with and offset of about 2-3ft. Is this a good idea or will it be better as an inverted v?
thanks.
Now if you space out from the tower closer to 1/4 wave or about 4 feet on 10 meters the effects are not so undesirable. The tower becomes a primitive reflector. You can face the antenna on the side of the tower you want to have the most coverage. You'll get about 2 db gain on that side and the rejection off the back won't be nearly as bad as if it were 2 feet from the tower.
The Sirio dipole is an excellent candidate for tower side mounting and is supplied with a gamma match and suitable side mount. Broadcast stations on FM have been side mounting dipoles at about 1/4 wavelength standoff for half a century and claim nearly omni directional patterns.