On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:41:50 -0500, "Jack Painter"
wrote:

Thanks Cecil. It probably is a power-sink when xmit. The antenna was
originally set up as a receive-only antenna, and you should hear the
difference in volume when the grounded side of the Balun is off/on the
ground rod. Audible increase (for DX purposes, where a couple of S-units is
a lot, hi). I'll try the radials, and disconnect the shorting ground, and
see if this improves things a little. I never heard anyone mention making a
"vee" dipole antenna (from the ground-up), is that a NVIS?

Jack



I would think it would be NVIS. A lazy Vee ( horizontal wires) is
directional going from the point through the midpoint between the two
ends.

If it is directional horizontal, it must be directional pointed strait
up.


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73 for now
Buck
N4PGW