Maybe I'm missing something, who manufactures vertical vhf dipoles?

bob
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Cushcraft used to sell one, amongst others. Most commercial
dipoles now are folded design, and designed for side mount on a tower or
mast, so gain figures tend to include the effects of the mast... although
they can be mounted on top of a tower or mast, too. Other than the
certain physical advantages inherent in folded dipole design, the
performance remains about the same as a standard halfwave dipole.

A quick check showed Andrew and Celwave (RFS Celwave) with current
products along these lines. Couldn't find a decent site for Cushcraft,
and didn't spend time looking for other vendors.

http://www.andrew.com/products/anten...a/DB220-B.aspx

http://shop.talleycom.com/store/product.jsp?
pdtl=_root&pdtl_pn=TELANT150D


Ed