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Old January 11th 09, 09:31 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Richard Harrison Richard Harrison is offline
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Default Does NEC-2 model wires as solid or hollow?

Art wrote:
"Input a vertical full wave antenna at various angles in a resonant form
and sere what angle is best."

Better yet, just open "Electronics and Radio Engineering by F.E. Terman,
the 1955 edition to page 867. Examine Fig. 23-3 and Fig. 23-4.
Notice that fullwave antenna has 4 lobes almost equally spaced around
its center. That places them at quite an angle as compared with the
lobes of a halfwave antenna. The fullwave pattern results from phase
reversal at the halfwave point,

The fullwave antenna`s pattern is usually something to be put up with
when operating a halfwave antenna at its second harmonic. The resulting
pattern is usually considered undesirable. I wouldn`t tilt a tower by 44
or 45 degrees to make one of its lobes parallel with the earth.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB6WZI