"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
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The ONLY way you can obtain a horizontal, omni-directional, dipole antenna
is by using a "turnstile" with a 90-degree phase difference between the
pair
of crossed dipoles.

You get a 3dB loss relative to a simple dipole, uniform in all directions.

Is this what you really want?

Hi Reg,
I can send you an AO (miniNEC) model of a triangular antenna that has a
better omni pattern than a turnstile- or better yet, go to W4RNL's site and
do a search under triangular omnis.

BTW, to the oriiginal poster:
a full wavelength loop does NOT have an omni pattern- its pattern is very
similar to a half wave dipole.

Dale W4OP