On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:21:38 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

Is the radiation pattern in the horizontal plane perfectly
omni-directional?

No (and begs the question, what IS perfect?).

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:00:33 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

What is the radiation pattern in the horizontal plane?

Just like for the two lobes of a dipole, three lobes for a tripole.

Also what is the equivalent load impedance between each of the line
wires.

35 Ohms.

Hardly comes to the class of pageantry in:
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:15:10 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

Is there anybody about who still imagines that an SWR meter, located
... on the other side of the tuner, indicates
SWR on the transmission line between transmitter and the antenna?

Anybody indeed? Name someone else other than yourself, Reg. Jeesh....

Time to throw in the last spade of earth and say Amen.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC