On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:54:59 -0400, rickman wrote:

On 8/24/2016 12:03 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

If you look at the WWVB antenna construction, it looks like a really
big dipole:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/WWVB%20test/WWVB-antenna-lowered.jpg
Yet, the signal is vertically polarized:
https://softsolder.com/2010/01/02/wwvb-groundwave-signal-is-vertically-polarized/

It's not a dipole, it's a monopole. The part you see is the top loading
capacitor to improve the efficiency.

Oops, your right. It's a monopole and top hat. I looked at the photo
with all the wires in the air and immediately assumed it was a dipole
without double checking. Sorry.

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