"DOUGLAS SNOWDEN" wrote in message ...
I am looking for something on the web that describes the optimum
angles between wires, etc. I am not talking about inveted dipole
beams, but a pair of horizontal wires (or sloping wires) that are at
a 30 degree or so angle, usually fed with open wire line.

Thanks

Doug N4IJ

Depends on the length of the wires. Usually ranges from about 70-75
degrees for a V beam 2 waves long, down to about 28 degrees or so for
a 12 wave long V beam.
A V beam 8 waves long would be best around 30-35 degrees or so. There
is info on V beams both in the ARRL ant handbooks, and also the Bill
Orr radio handbook has a section. Dunno about the web...MK