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![]() ml wrote: hi i was sorta just wondering shooting from the hip (ie not a exact calculated ans) what happens if you put up a nice inverted v supported by a center pole of fiberglass vs a metal pole a) the radation pattern b) overall swr's and efficiency big small or no diff? Very small difference all the way around. I prefer metal masts because they are better lightning returns. I'd rather have the metal mast taking the brunt of the strike to ground rather than the feedline of an antenna. MK |
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