On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:02:18 -0500, "Richard Fry"
wrote:

Here is a description of this antenna by Peter Onnigian, P.E.,
who developed and patented the design...

...The slant angle is critical as it is the factor which
determines the ratio of vertically and horizontally
polarized radiated power....

... The two sets of dipoles are rotated at 22.5° from the
horizontal plane....

There you go - that's the secret sauce. It wasn't obvious
from the catalog photos that the dipoles were inclined at
an angle.

Good info, Richard.

Jim, K7JEB